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ORDINANCE NO. 2010-26 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 5 OF THE CHARTER OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE PERTAINING TO MEASURES SUBJECT TO REFERENDUM WHEREAS, Article IX of the Village Charter currently requires that the Charter Review Commission convene every five years to review the Charter; and WHEREAS, the Charter Review Commission is required to have a review session with the Mayor and Council and to recommend to the voters any amendments to the Charter as in its judgment are desirable; and WHEREAS, the Charter Review Commission has recommended to the voters the following proposed amendment to Article VII, Section 5. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO THAT: SECTION 1. Article VII, Section 5 of the Charter of the Village of Mayfield is amended to read as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2. This ordinance upon adoption by Council shall be referred to the Clerk of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections not later than sixty (60) days before the November 2, 2010 election. Upon this proposed amendment being approved by the majority of the electors voting thereon, it shall become part of the Charter of Mayfield Village, Ohio. SECTION 3. Pursuant to the mandates of the Charter, a copy of the full text of this proposed amendment shall be delivered to the residents of the Village not less than thirty (30) days before the election and, pursuant to law, a legal notice will be published once a week for two consecutive weeks at least fifteen (15) days prior to the election. SECTION 4. The language appearing on the ballot on November 2, 2010 shall be as follows: PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT (MAJORITY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE REQUIRED) SHALL MAYFIELD VILLAGE CHARTER ARTICLE VII, SECTION 5 BE AMENDED TO CLARIFY WHAT ORDINANCES ARE SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM VOTE?