§8.06   CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.

   (A)   After the first day of January but before the first day of April of each even numbered year, each member of Council shall appoint, by a writing filed with the Clerk of Council, an elector of the City to serve as a member of the Charter Review Commission. Members of the Commission who are appointed by ward Council members shall, at the time of appointment and during their term, be residents of the ward represented by the member of Council who made the appointment. The seven members so appointed shall constitute the Charter Review Commission hereby created. Members of the Commission shall serve until reappointed or their successors are appointed pursuant to this division. (Amended 11-3-98.)

   (B)   The Commission shall meet at such frequency as it may determine to be necessary, provided the Commission shall hold an organizational meeting to select its officers no later than the fifteenth day of May in each even numbered year, and the Commission shall hold at least one meeting annually at which a public hearing is held to receive the comments and recommendations of members of the general public concerning the Charter and its provisions. The Commission shall make recommendations, if any, to the Council for revisions or amendments to the Charter as it shall determine to be appropriate. The Council may submit any amendments or revisions recommended by the Commission to a vote of the electors in the manner provided by the Constitution of Ohio. The Council shall appropriate adequate funds to the Commission to permit it to perform its powers, duties and functions, including amounts required to pay consultants or special legal counsel selected by the Commission.