Each Councilperson elected to represent a ward shall have been a resident of, and a qualified elector within, the Municipality for at least two (2) years and shall have attained the age of 23 years prior to the time of his or her filing a petition for nomination to the office, and shall be a resident of, and a qualified elector within, such ward during his or her term of office.
Each Councilperson elected at-large shall have been a resident of, and qualified elector within, the Municipality for at least two (2) years and shall have attained the age of 23 years prior to the time of his or her filing a petition for nomination to the office, and shall remain a resident of, and a qualified elector within, the Municipality during his or her term of office. A Council member shall hold no other elective public office and shall not be otherwise employed by, nor shall hold any other office in, the Municipality. A Council member may be a member of the Ohio National Guard or the Reserve Corps of the United States of America.
In addition, within five (5) days of filing a petition for the nomination of a candidate or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate in any election, all candidates for council shall complete and file with the Council Clerk a criminal conviction disclosure form. The form shall require each candidate to identify and describe any misdemeanor theft or any felony conviction (or expungement of either) he or she has had in their life, if any. The form shall be prepared and available through the Mayor’s office. The completed form shall be open to public inspection. Failure to timely complete and file the form or false, inaccurate, or misleading information contained in the completed form shall prohibit a candidate from being placed on the ballot for Council.
(Amended 11-6-12)
(Amended 11-6-12)