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NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, OHIO, TWO-THIRDS OF ALL MEMBERS CONCURRING THAT: 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 an election to be held at the usual places of voting in the City on Tuesday, November 3, 2015: That Article IV, Section 2 of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted be amended to: No person shall be eligible to be a member of Council unless he shall have been a resident for at least two years immediately prior to the date of his/her election or appointment and during his/her term of office shall continue to be a resident of the City of North Olmsted and a qualified elector thereof. In addition, no person shall be eligible to serve as a ward Councilperson unless he shall have been a resident of the ward from which he is elected at least one year immediately prior to the date of his/her election or appointment. The one(1)year ward residency requirement shall be deemed satisfied for any person redistricted to another ward as a result of the redistricting process set forth in Article IX, Nominations and Elections, Sec 5, provided that person has maintained the same residence location, regardless of ward designation, one (1) year immediately prior to his/her election or appointment in the new ward. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter,no member of Council shall hold any other municipal office or employment by the City of North Olmsted. A member of Council shall not directly or indirectly solicit,contract for,receive,or be interested in any profit or emolument from or on account of any contract,job, work, or service with or for the City. Any member of Council who ceases to possess any such qualification,or moves from his/her ward,if elected from a ward, or from the City, if elected from the City at large, shall forfeit his/her office. The provisions of this section governing the qualifications of members of Council shall be equally applicable to the President of Council. SECTION 2. If the foregoing proposal receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the electors voting thereon, then the said amendment to Article IV, Section 2 of the Charter shall be effective upon certification of such affirmative vote following the election on November 3, 2015. SECTION 3. It is the desire of the Council that the ballot for said question shall be in substantially the following form: 2