Not later than December 15, 1992, the Mayor shall, with the approval of Council, appoint a Charter Revision Committee consisting of fifteen (15) electors of the City, who shall serve without compensation. The Mayor shall appoint from the members of the Committee a Chairperson, Vice-chairperson and Secretary; and the Mayor shall appoint a replacement for any committee member who may not complete his or her term. Initially, five (5) members of the Committee shall be appointed to terms of one (1) year, five (5) to terms of two (2) years, and five (5) to terms of three (3) years. All subsequent appointments, except to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term, shall be for a full term of three (3) years.
The Committee shall meet upon the call of the Chairperson, Vice-chairperson or any eight (8) members thereof, and shall adopt rules regulating its deliberations. The Committee may conduct public hearings on matters under consideration. All meetings of the Committee shall be in compliance with open public meeting laws of the State of Ohio. All books, records, papers, and other information obtained or produced by the Committee shall be public records of the City, and shall be retained under the supervision of the Clerk of Council.
The Committee shall have the power to employ experts, constituents, and other staff as authorized by appropriate legislation, all of whom shall not be deemed employees of the City but independent contractors. The Mayor shall arrange forsuitable accommodations to facilitate the duties of the Committee.
The purposes of the Committee shall be to review this Charter in detail, as well as possible amendments to the Charter and recommend changes that it deems appropriate, which shall be presented to Council by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members of the Committee. The Committee shall submit periodic reports to the Mayor and Council in order that the Mayor, the Council and the public shall be informed of its activities. Council shall during the sixty (60) days following receipt of any recommendation of the Committee conduct not less than two (2) public hearings on any resolution submitting any proposed Charter amendment to the electorate, and the full text of any proposed Charter amendment shall be published five (5) days prior to each public hearing in a newspaper published in the City. If no newspaper is published in the City, the such publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. Any recommended Charter amendments presented to Council by the Committee may be accepted or rejected in whole or in part by Council. Any resolution for Charter amendments passed by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members of Council shall be submitted to the electors of the City in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 5 of this Charter.
(Amended by electors 11-7-00)