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President of Council or any three members thereof, shall be given in writing to each member of Council and the Mayor by serving on each of them personally or by leaving a copy thereof at his/her usual place of residence, not less than twenty-four (24) hours preceding the date and hour of such meeting. Service of this notice may be waived in writing; and WHEREAS, the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 necessitated changes in Council meeting locations and frequencies, which changes were not possible due to Charter requirements on location and frequency of meetings; and WHEREAS, after the passage of H. B. 197 authorizing electronic meetings and, additionally, the issuance of orders from Governor Mike DeWine prohibiting gatherings of more than ten (10) people, the City of North Olmsted implemented a successful launch of City Council meetings in electronic format (GoToMeeting); and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to submit to the voters of the City of North Olmsted a proposal to amend Article IV, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted to remove mandatory meeting locations and frequencies and to instead authorize the City Council to establish its own meeting schedule, location and format, including electronic, virtual format; and WHEREAS, this proposal was reviewed and recommended by the Charter Review Commission in accordance with Article XIV, Section (b) (1) of the City Charter, and the Commission on the 28'" day of May, 2020, filed a written report with the Clerk of Council in which the Commission stated that, by a 7 to 0 vote, a motion to recommend approval of the proposal passed; and WHEREAS, this Council has adopted this Ordinance, as required by state law, no sooner than 120 days, and no later than 60 days, prior to the date of the election at which the issue will be voted upon by the electorate. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF 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, 2020: That Charter Article IV ("The Council"), Section 7 ("Meetings"), which presently reads as follows: