During the month of January in the year 1984, and each five (5) years thereafter, the Mayor-President of Council shall appoint five (5) qualified electors of the Municipality as members of a Charter Review Commission with the advice and consent of the Council; provided, however, that in the event that the Council shall fail, neglect, or refuse to act on appointment(s) by the Mayor-President of Council to the Charter Review Commission within thirty (30) days after such name(s) are presented by the Mayor-President of Council, such persons shall be deemed to be confirmed by operation of law.
The Charter Review Commission may hire such temporary employees and retain special counsel and other consultants as it may deem necessary; and the Council shall appropriate all monies necessary to pay the expenses of the Commission, including the compensation of such employees, counsel and consultants.
The Commission shall review the Charter of the Municipality; and, within six (6) calendar months after the confirmation of the last of its members to be confirmed, shall recommend to the Council such alterations, revisions, and-or amendments to the Charter as are, in the judgment of the Commission, desirable.
The Council shall cause the recommendations of the Charter Review Commission, if any, to be published in a newspaper determined by the Council to be of general circulation within the Municipality on the same day of the week for two (2) successive weeks; and the Council shall hold a public hearing on the recommendations within ten (10) days after the last date of publication of the recommendations. The publication of the recommendations of the Commission shall also give notice of the time and place of the public hearing.
After the public hearing, and upon consideration of the recommendations of the Commission, the Council may submit any, all, or none of such recommendations to the electors of the Municipality in the manner provided by Article XVIII, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio pursuant to Section 11.03 of this Charter.
The terms of the members of the Charter Review Commission shall terminate upon the submission of its recommendations to the Council.