In accordance with Section 9 of Article XVIII of the Ohio Constitution, notice of proposed amendments to the Municipal Charter, if and when one is adopted by and for the municipality, shall be given in one of the following ways:
(a) Not less than 30 days prior to the election at which the amendment is to be submitted to the electors, the Fiscal Officer of the Village shall mail a copy of the proposed Charter amendment to each elector whose name appears upon the poll or registration books of the last regular or general election held therein.
(b) The full text of the proposed Charter amendment shall be published once a week for not less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the municipality, with the first publication being at least 15 days prior to the election at which the amendment is to be submitted to the electors. If no newspaper is published in the municipality, then such publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality.
(ORC 731.211)