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Ordinance No. 2005 -115 SECTION 1. Pursuant to Article XVIII, Sections 9 of the Ohio Constitution, and Article XII of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted, this Council authorizes and directs that the following proposal to amend the Charter of the City of North Olmsted be submitted to the electors of the City of North Olmsted at a special election to be held at the usual places of voting in the City on Tuesday, November 8, 2005: That Article III, Section 4(d), Article IV, Sections 3 and 5, and Article V, Sections 2 and 3, of the Charter be amended as follows to allow for the filling of vacancies by election to the unexpired terms in office in the various elected City offices when the vacancy occurs not less than 30 days prior to the filing deadline for municipal elections and the unexpired term has at least two years remaining: ARTICLE III THE MAYOR SEC. 4. VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. (a) Absence. When the Mayor is absent or inaccessible or is unable for any cause or reason to perform his duties, the President of Council shall become the acting Mayor, but he shall not thereby cease to be President of Council. (b) Vacancy. In the event the office of Mayor shall become vacant for any reason, the President of Council shall thereupon become the Mayor, and serve for the unexpired term or until the beginning of the term of a successor duly elected as hereinafter provided, and his office as President of Council shall become vacant. (c) Absence of President of Council. In the event the President of Council shall be absent or inaccessible or for any reason unable to perform his duties as acting Mayor, then Council, by a vote of a majority, shall designate one of their number to act as Mayor. (d) Election of Successor in the Event of Vacancy_ In the event the office of Mayor shall become vacant, a successor for the unexpired term shall be elected as Mayor at the next regular municipal election, provided that (a) such election shall occur more than two (2) years prior to the expiration of the unexpired term and (b) the vacancy shall have occurred not less than thirty (30) days prior to the candidate filing deadline for said next regular municipal election. A President of Council or a councilman, who has become Mayor pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, may be a candidate to succeed himself. ARTICLE IV THE COUNCIL SEC. 3. PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL. (a) Separate Office. The President of Council shall be elected by the voters. Candidates for such office shall file specifically for the office in accordance with the provisions of the Charter. (b) Duties. The President of Council shall preside at all regular and special meetings of Council, but he shall have no vote therein except in the event of a tie. He shall perform such duties as presiding officer as may be imposed upon him by Council. (c) Acting Mayor. In the absence of the Mayor, the President of Council shall act as Mayor as provided in Article III of this Charter. (d) Vacancy in Office. Whenever the office of President of Council becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by majority vote of the members of Council eligible to