Nominations for elective officers of this City shall be made only by petition, signed by registered electors of the City not less in number than two percent (2%) of the number voting at the last regular election of municipal officers and accompanied by the written acceptance of the nominee. The nomination of each candidate shall be made by separate petition. No primary election shall be held for the selection of candidates for any elective office of the City. No nomination to any elective office of this City shall be of any effect unless made as required by this section.
The ballot used in the election of officers of the City shall be without party mark or designation. The names of all candidates for City office shall be placed upon the same ballot, and shall be rotated in the manner provided by the general law of Ohio. Except as provided in this Charter, the general laws of Ohio shall govern the nomination and election of the elective officers of the City.
(Effective 1-1-32.)
Each elective officer of the City shall be a qualified elector of the City, shall have resided continuously therein not less than one year next preceding his or her election, and shall continue to reside therein during his or her term of office. Such officer shall hold no other public office or employment with this City or with the Shaker Heights City School District during his or her term, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
No officer of the City, elective or otherwise, shall have any financial interest in any contract with or expenditure of money by the City other than his or her fixed compensation and for expenses of travel as provided in Section 9 of Article VI. Such interest shall disqualify such officer from holding office, in addition to the other penalties provided by law.
(Approved by voters 11-2-99.)
Any officer of this City shall be subject to removal in such manner as is now or may hereafter be provided by the general laws of Ohio, or by this Charter.
In addition, the Council may remove any officer of the City, including a member of Council, for violation of any of the provisions of the preceding section, or for failing or ceasing to possess any other qualification established by this Charter for such officer, or for the conviction while in office of any crime involving moral turpitude, but no such removal shall be made without the concurrence of at least five members of the Council, nor until the accused officer shall have been given a written copy of the charges and an opportunity to be heard, with at least ten (10) days' notice of the time and place of hearing.
(Approved by voters 11-2-99.)
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