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Nominations for elective offices of the Municipality shall be made only by petition, signed by registered electors of the Municipality in number not less than prescribed by the general election laws of the State of Ohio, and shall contain no party marks or des...

Any candidate who wishes to be considered as a write-in candidate for the general election must file his or her Declaration of Intent in accordance with the general laws of the State of Ohio at least fifty (50) days before the date of the general election. (En...

The rights and powers of initiative, referendum and recall are reserved to the people of the Municipality and shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and general laws of the State of Ohio. The people of the Municipality may pro...

The electors of the Municipality shall have the power to remove from office, by recall election, any elected official of the Municipality. After any elected official has served six (6) months of his term, a petition demanding his removal may be filed with the ...

The Council may by ordinance grant permission to any person, firm or corporation to construct and operate a public utility in, on, under or above any public street or ground within the Municipality. It may prescribe in the ordinance the kind and quality of ser...

This Charter may be amended by either of two methods. The Council may, by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of the legislative authority, submit to the electors any proposed amendment or amendments to this Charter; or upon peti...

This Charter shall take effect on January 1, 1962, after its approval by the electors of the Municipality; except for the purpose of electing officers and the holding and conducting of municipal elections.

The determination that any part of this Charter is invalid shall not invalidate or impair the force or effect of any other part hereof, except that such other part is wholly dependent for its operation upon the part declared invalid.

The adoption of this Charter shall not affect any pre-existing rights of the Municipality, or any right or liability or pending suit or prosecution, either on behalf of or against the Municipality or any officer thereof; nor any franchise granted by the Munici...

The Article and Section headings herein have been inserted for convenient reference, and are not intended to define or limit the scope of, or otherwise affect any provision of this Charter.

All persons who are appointees, employees or non-elected officials of the Municipality shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until provisions shall have been made otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Charter. When such ...

Every elected official or officer of the Municipality shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take an oath, or affirm, that he will, in all respects, faithfully discharge the duties of his office; that he will profess loyalty to the Constitution ...

In January, 1967, and each five (5) years thereafter, the Council shall appoint as members of a Charter Review Commission nine (9) electors of the City holding no elective officer of the City of Sheffield Lake. Such Commission shall review the Municipal Charte...