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~~,,. CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE No. 70-136 AN ORDINAi~CE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED OF CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLM5TED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the Charter Review Commission of the City of North Olmsted appointed pursuant to Article XIV of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted has filed its report of recommended amendments to the Charter with this Council; and WHEREAS, Article XIV of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted requires Council to submit sum proposed amendments to the electors; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, two-thirds of all members concurring: Section 1. That this Council hereby authorizes and directs the submission to the electors of the City of North Olmsted at an election to be held at the usual places of voting in said City on Tuesday, November 3, 1970, the following separate proposals to amend the Charter of the City of North Olmsted: 1. That Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Article III of the Charter relating to the office of Mayor be amended to increase the term of office from two to four years, to prohibit the Mayor from holding other full- time employment, to measure the residency requirement from the date of filing nominating petitions, and to make disqualification while in office a ground for removal, such amended Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Article III to read as follows: Article III THE MAYOR Section 1. Term ~osmmencing with the regular municipal election in the year 1971, and every fourth year thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected for a term of four years. His term shall cam~aence and he shall assume office on the first day of January next follow- ing such election. Section 2. Qualifications The Mayor shall have been a qualified elector and a resident of this City for at least two (2) years immediately prior to the final date for filing nominating petitions for such office, and shall continue to be a qualified elector and resident therein during his term. He shall not hold any other elective or appointive office or other full-time employment, public or private. He shall not serve on continuous active military service in excess of one (1) month, either state or national, nor shall he hold any other public office or public employment, except that of notary public or member of the State Militia, National Guard or Reserve Corps of the United States. These qualifications shall apply to any person filling a vacancy in the office of Mayor.