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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, November 16, 2020 Page 8 Council also can take action but no later than December 5, 2020, so if action is not taken tonight, it would be likely that Council would have to convene a Special Meeting to take further action. I would be glad to answer any questions on this matter now or when they come up for introduction. Mr. Meyers asked, what is the next election date? Mr. Coyne replied, I believe the next election date is in May. There's an election in November. I don't know that the Village has an election date in May. There is one in November for sure. There are some other special elections in Cuyahoga County and other communities. Mr. Meyers stated, okay. Council President Schutt stated, any other questions for Mr. Coyne? Mr. Williams stated, I was not clear on your point that the Committee did not read a particular section in the Ohio Constitution. Could you repeat that? Mr. Coyne replied, yes. What they didn't review or include in their request is the provisions of, not only the Ohio Constitution, but Article X of the Charter of the Village. So, the provisions related to the Council Clerk's review of the submitted Petitions and then the timeframe for which after they have been passed on to Council, the 40 -day period, that's all contained within the Charter in Article III, Section 1 and actually the Chairman includes a copy of Article VII, Section 3. It states in the first sentence that it governs initiatives, referendums and recalls for ordinances or resolutions. That's the procedure that's provided. Article X is specific to amendments to the Charter which is different from an ordinance or a resolution. Article X of the Charter of the Village clearly states that the provisions of the Ohio Constitution need to be followed. In the Ohio Constitution, two sections I cited, Article XVIII, 8 and 9 specifically provide for how to amend Charters in communities. So that's the section that he omitted in his letter and did not take into consideration. I'm only calling balls and strikes like an umpire. At the end of the day, that's what's required. That's how it should be followed should Council refer it to the Board of Elections. The Council has to act no later than December 5t' and it shall be in ordinance form submitted to the Board of Elections consistent with what was presented. So, what was presented by the Petitioners is what's reflected in the proposed ordinances, Ordinances 2020-31 and 2020-32, however, given the timeframe by which the Petitioner's Committee submitted the Petitions, it has to be submitted to the electors consistent with the Ohio Constitution as required by our Charter and the Constitution. Mr. Williams stated, thank you. Mrs. Jurcisek asked, Tony?