No person shall be eligible to be a member of Council unless they shall have been a resident for at least two years immediately prior to the date of their election or appointment and during their term of office shall continue to be a resident of the City of North Olmsted and a qualified elector thereof. In addition, no person shall be eligible to serve as a ward Councilperson unless they shall have been a resident of the ward from which they are elected at least one year immediately prior to the date of their election or appointment. The one (1) year ward residency requirement shall be deemed satisfied for any person redistricted to another ward as a result of the redistricting process set forth in Article IX, Nominations and Elections, Sec. 5, provided that person has maintained the same residence location, regardless of ward designation, one (1) year immediately prior to their election or appointment in the new ward.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, no member of Council shall hold any other municipal office or employment by the City of North Olmsted. A member of Council shall not directly or indirectly solicit, contract for, receive, or be interested in any profit or emolument from or on account of any contract, job, work, or service with or for the City.
Any member of Council who ceases to possess any such qualification, or moves from their ward, if elected from a ward, or from the City, if elected from the City at large, shall forfeit their office.
The provisions of this section governing the qualifications of members of Council shall be equally applicable to the President of Council. (Amended 11-3-15.)