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?--? <br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2008 - 83 <br />BY: Mayor O'Grady <br />AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE <br />SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED OF AN AMENDMENT TD <br />PARAGRAPH (a) OF ARTICLE III, SECTION S TO <br />ELIMINATE THE CHARTER REQUIREMENT THAT <br />A DDn7A1TJ11L'A7TS 4440 Rl.+MOVALS OF <br />DEPARTMENT HEADS BY THE MAYOR BE <br />SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OR APPROVAL OF <br />CITY COUNCIL; AND DECLARING AN <br />EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. <br />WHEREAS, the Mayor believes, and accordingly recommends to this <br />Council, that the administrative operations of the City government would be more <br />effectively and efficiently conducted by conferring additional powers upon the <br />office of the Mayor that would enable him to appoint and remove department <br />heads without the consent of City Council; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council, acting in art upon the said <br />recommendation of the Mayor, to submit to the voters of North Olmsted a <br />proposal to amend paragraph (a) of Article III, Section 5 to confer susk additional <br />powers upon the office of the Mayor to remove appointed directors without the <br />concurrence of two-thirds of the members of Council; and <br />WHEREAS, this proposal was referred to the Charter Review <br />Commission for review and recommendation, in accordance with the provisions <br />of Article XIV, Section (b)(2) of the City Charter; and, upon review, the Charter <br />Review Commission issued its report to this Council on the llth day of June, <br />2008, recommending approval of the proposal with modifications which are <br />contained in the Commission's report: and <br />WHEREAS, this Council has adopted this Ordinance, as required by state <br />law, no sooner than 120 days, and no later than 60 days, prior to the date of the <br />election at which the issue will be voted upon by the electorate; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, OHIO, <br />TWO-THIRDS OFALL MEMBERS CONCURRING THAT: <br />SECTION 1. Pursuant to Article XVIII, Sections 9 of the Ohio <br />Constitution, and Article XII of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted, this <br />Council authorizes and directs that the following proposal to amend the Charter of