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each year reaches out to the various law directors and asks the city and the law
<br />directors to verify information concerning their own individual municipality. This year,
<br />they specifically called out the issue of write-in candidates, and whether or not the
<br />Charter would allow them. As I went through the different entities in Cuyahoga County,
<br />I noticed that there were a number of communities that do not allow them. Some allow
<br />them under limited circumstances, and some just allow them pursuant to revised code.
<br />Having gone through a thorough review of the various sections of our Charter, it was my
<br />determination that, as currently presented, write-in candidates would not be permitted
<br />under the Charter in the city of North Olmsted. I advised the Board of Elections of that
<br />fact, and then distributed that legal opinion to the various parties within the city. Other
<br />entities, for instance, Westlake allows a limited, just to give you an idea of what other
<br />communities do, Westlake is limited. You can do a write-in if nobody files, stuff like that.
<br />The City of Fairview Park does not allow them either in their Charter. Which is not
<br />surprising because I think Fairview Park and North Olmsted had a Charter that came into
<br />being around the same time, and that's probably where the origin of that position
<br />comes from. But nevertheless, I'm speculating on that. But at least as currently drafted,
<br />and currently presented, in the future, anyone interested in running for office should
<br />consult the Board of Elections, and get the appropriate petitions to appear at the
<br />primary election in September. It's a little bit different with At -Large, but anyone
<br />interested in doing so, should make sure that you get the information from the Board of
<br />Elections and follow it very carefully, and that will, if you wish to run for office, you
<br />would do it that way, as opposed to trying to do a write-in candidacy at some point in
<br />the future because you will not be allowed to do so. So thank you, Mr. President. That
<br />concludes my report.
<br />Council President Pro Tempore Scarl:
<br />Thank you, Director. There's no report from Director of Finance Copfer, she's out ill tonight.
<br />We'll be moving into Council Committee Reports.
<br />Councilman Limpert, Chairman of the Building, Zoning, and Development Committee. Do you
<br />have a report to see?
<br />Building, Zoning and Development Committee
<br />Councilman Limpert:
<br />I do, Mr. President Pro Tem. Thank you. The Building, Zoning, and Development Committee met
<br />on January 28, 2025 at 7:12 p.m. Present were Committee members Limpert, Shymske,
<br />Gilchrist, the rest of the Council, Law Director, HR Director, Economic Development Director,
<br />Safety Director, Special Assistant to the Mayor, and guests. On the agenda was Ordinance 2025-
<br />9, which was the Purchase Parcel 233-26-0671. Ordinance 2025-11, Access Easement for 4033
<br />Walter Road, and PDC Case 183-2024, Fieldstone Developers.
<br />The first one, Ordinance 2025-9, authorized the Mayor to enter an agreement with Rini
<br />Brothers LLC, to purchase 1.2313 acres of a parcel along Crocker extension that borders
<br />the Forest School Development Site. Mr. Upton noted this was surveyed and appraised
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