SECTION 14.01.01 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.
At the General Election in November 2018, and every seven (7) years thereafter, there shall be elected a Commission of nine (9) qualified electors of the Municipality to be known as the Charter Review Commission. Nomination and election of members to the Charter Review Commission shall be made as contained in Article V of this Charter. In the event that an elected Charter Review Commission member resigns or is otherwise unable to assume the duties of Charter Review Commission member or in the event that a vacancy occurs for any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the candidate certified by the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections as having received the next highest vote total at that election. In the event that no such candidate exists, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by a vote of the majority of the members elected to City Council.
At least thirty (30) days prior to the filing deadline for the elected positions of Charter Review Commission Members, public notice of such filing deadline shall be posted by the Clerk of Council in a conspicuous location in the Bedford Heights City Hall Building, the community center building and shall, in addition, be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. Should a City Calendar be prepared and distributed in the year in which such election for Charter Review Commission is to occur, the filing deadline for such election shall be noted therein.
Such Commission shall review and recommend to Council, not less than ninety (90) days prior to the next November election, any alterations, revisions, and amendments to this Charter as, in its judgment, seem advisable. They must have an organizational meeting within thirty (30) days from certification by the Board of Elections of their election and shall meet twice monthly thereafter with additional meetings as necessary until such time as said Commission has completed their review and recommendations to Council. They may appoint their own Special Legal Counsel and Commission Secretary for the purposes of the Commission’s duties, and Council shall provide and establish a reasonable and customary compensation therefor and appropriate such funds as are necessary for the payment of same as well as any additional necessary and incidental expenses. The Clerk of Council shall be the custodian of all records and documents of all Charter Review Commissions, and shall notify the Board of Elections at least ninety (90) days prior to a scheduled Charter Review Commission election that such election should be included in the November General Election ballot issues for the year as set forth in this Charter.
The Council shall submit to the electors any such proposed alterations, revisions, or amendments to the Charter at the next regular November election.
(Amended November 6, 2012)