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3.05   Clerk of Council
   The Council shall appoint a person to serve as the Clerk of Council. The Clerk of Council shall serve at the pleasure of the Council and may be suspended or removed without cause by the Council. The Clerk of Council may hold other office or position of employment in the Municipality, The Clerk of Council shall have those powers, duties, and functions as are provided in this Charter, by the Rules of Council, or by ordinance or resolution of the Council. Included in the duties of the Clerk of Council shall be the maintenance of a record of proceedings of the Council and a record of all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Council. The Clerk of Council shall give notice of regular and special meetings of the Council to its members, the Mayor, and to the public as may be provided by this Charter, the Rules of Council, or by ordinance or resolution, The Clerk of Council shall be subject to the control of the officers of the Council and the general supervision of the Administrator. The Council, by ordinance or resolution, may require the Clerk of Council to serve as the secretary of one or more boards and commissions provided for under this Charter.
3.06   Council Meetings
   (A)   The Council shall determine, by a majority vote of its members, the frequency, dates, and times of regular meetings in order to properly conduct its business.
   (B)   Special meetings of the Council may be called, for any purpose, by the Mayor or any three members of the Council upon at least twenty-four hours' notice to the Mayor and each member of Council, which notice may be served personally, left at the usual place of residence, or provided by electronic notification, In the event the Mayor or any three members of the Council determine an emergency exists, the requirement to provide twenty-four hours' notice shall not apply.
   Members of the Council and the Mayor who attend special meetings of the Council or who are present at another regular or special meeting where a special meeting is announced by the presiding officer need not receive notice of the special meeting. Members of the Council and the Mayor may waive receipt of notice of a special meeting either prior or subsequent to the meeting. Attendance at a special meeting constitutes a waiver of receipt of notice of such special meeting. Special meetings may be cancelled beforehand by whoever initially called for such special meeting.
   (C)   Any regular or special meeting of the Council may be adjourned or recessed to another time, date, or place without giving the notice required in subsection (B) of this Section.
   (D)   All meetings of the Council and of other boards and commissions of the Municipality shall be held in accordance with the general laws of Ohio pertaining to requirements for open meetings of public bodies.
3.07   Council Organization and Rules
   The Council shall be a continuing body and shall meet for the purpose of organization at its first meeting in January of each year.
   The Council shall adopt, by a majority vote of its members, its own rules (the "Rules") which shall not conflict with this Charter and which shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by a majority vote of the members of Council. The Rules of Council shall go into immediate effect unless a later date is specified, and the Rules shall not be subject to initiative or referendum. The Rules of Council shall provide for the number, composition, and manner of appointment of committees of the Council and such other matters as the Council shall determine to be necessary for the proper functioning and governance of the Council.
3.08   Salaries of Elected Officials
   Once in any calendar year and only as a non-emergency ordinance, the Council may determine the annual compensation and benefits of all elected officials of the Municipality to commence not earlier than January 1st of the following calendar year. In the event that the Council shall fail to establish salaries and benefits as required in this Section, the current salaries and benefits shall remain in effect until changed in accordance with this Section. The initial salary and benefits of elected officials under this Charter shall be the salary and benefits established for each office and in effect on the effective date of this Charter.
3.09   Council Vacancies
   (A)   A vacancy in the membership of the Council (other than a vacancy in the office of the Mayor that shall be filled pursuant to Section 5.04) shall be filled by a majority vote of the members of the Council (including the Mayor) within 30 days after the vacancy occurs; provided,
however, that Council may, by a majority vote of the members of the Council (including the Mayor), extend this period by an additional 30 days. After the applicable 30-day or 60-day period, the power of the Council to fill the vacancy shall lapse, and the Mayor shall fill the vacancy by appointment.
   (B)   If the vacancy occurs on or after July 1 of the second year of a Council member's term, the person selected by the Council or appointed by the Mayor to fill such vacancy shall serve for the remainder of that term. If the vacancy occurs on or before June 30 of the second year of a Council member's term, the person selected by the Council or appointed by the Mayor shall serve until a successor is elected at the next November election. The person so elected in November shall take office on January 1 following such election and shall serve the remainder of the original Council term.
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