At seven (7) o'clock p.m. on the first Wednesday of the new term following a regular Municipal election and certification of the newly elected officials by the Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County, or as soon as practicable thereafter if the first Wednesday is a legal holiday, the Council shall meet at the usual place of holding Council meetings, at which time the newly elected members of Council shall be officially sworn in and assume the duties of their office. Thereafter the Council shall meet at such times and places as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution. The Mayor, President of Council, or any three (3) members thereof may call special meetings of the Council upon written notice served by electronic transmission or personally upon each member at his or her usual place of residence, at least twenty-four (24) hours previous to the time fixed for such meetings, except in cases of public emergency. Any such request for special meetings shall state the specific subjects to be considered at the meeting and no other shall be there considered.
(Adopted November 4, 1986; Amended November 2, 2010; Amended November 2, 2021)