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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 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 VII, Section 2 (e) of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted be amended to repeal section 2 (e) and establish a new and revised 2 (e) as follows: ARTICLE VII BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS [ARTICLE VII,SECTIONS 1, 3, 4, 5 AND 6 ARE NOT CHANGED IN THIS PROPOSAL] SEC. 2. PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMISSION. (a) Membership. The Planning and Design Commission shall consist of seven (7) voting members. One (1) member shall be a member of Council or an elector appointed by Council; one (1) member shall be a registered architect who shall be appointed by the Mayor; one (1) member shall be a person who is skilled in or engaged in the business of landscape architecture who shall be appointed by the Mayor; and four(4) members shall be electors of the City, not holding other municipal office, appointed by the Mayor. Members appointed by the Mayor are subject to the approval of a majority of the members of Council. The terms of the registered architect and the person who is skilled in or engaged in the business of landscape architecture shall be for five years each. The terms of the four(4) appointed electors, and the fifth if Council elects to appoint an elector, shall be for five years each. A vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner authorized for the original appointment. The Mayor shall have the right to remove any appointed member for cause with the approval of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Council. Effective December 31, 2005, the terms of all current members of the Planning Commission shall terminate, and the Mayor shall proceed to appoint, effective January 1, 2006, six (6) members to the Planning and Design Commission holding the qualifications as set forth above to five year terms, except that electors so first appointed by the Mayor to the new Planning and Design Commission shall be appointed- one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years; and the registered architect and person skilled in or engaged in the business of landscape architecture shall be appointed for a term of five years. Likewise, effective January 1, 2006, if Council determines to appoint an elector to the Commission, that initial appointment shall be for a five year term. Upon the expiration of said 2