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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...

Any elected or appointed City officer or employee who has a financial interest, direct or indirect or by reason of ownership of stock in any corporation, in any contract with the City or in the sale of any land, material, supplies or services to the City or to...

The regular meetings of Council shall be held in the Council Chamber on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the hour of 7:00 p.m. unless the date and/or time of the meeting is changed by motion of Council. No member of Council shall be required to r...

No business shall be transacted at any special meeting of Council except the particular business for the transaction of which such meeting may be called, and notice shall be served upon each member requiring his attendance at such special meeting and shall con...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 3 was repealed by Ordinance 87-02.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 4 was repealed by Ordinance 87-02.

The President of Council and, in his absence, the President Pro Tem, shall preside over the meetings of Council. In the absence of the President of Council, the President Pro Tem shall preside until the President of Council appears and shall discharge all the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 6 was repealed by Ordinance 87-02.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 7 was repealed by Ordinance 87-02.

Every member present shall vote on all questions upon the call for the yeas and nays, unless excused by the unanimous consent of Council, except that no member shall vote on any question in which said vote would violation the Ohio Ethics Law. Any member presen...

Any member, having been unavoidably absent, may at the next meeting be permitted to have his vote recorded upon any question acted upon during such absence, provided such vote does not change the result. (Ord. 83-02. Passed 12-30-02.)

 No member shall be allowed to speak, except from his own desk, and not for longer than five minutes at any one time without permission of Council. No member shall speak more than once on the same motion until every member desiring to speak on the motion has h...

When any member is about to address Council, he shall respectfully address himself to the Presiding Officer and shall confine himself to the question under debate, avoid personalities and refrain from impugning the motives of any member’s argument or vote.

Any member may appeal to Council from the ruling of the Presiding Officer and, if the appeal is seconded, the member asking the appeal may briefly state his reason for the same, and the Presiding Officer may briefly explain his ruling, but there shall be no de...

No later than the second meeting of Council after its organization, the President of Council shall appoint five standing committees: all of which, save and except the Finance and Claims Committee and the Road, Drain, Water and Sewer Committee shall have three ...

A majority of the members of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Each committee shall hold its meetings at such time and place as fixed by the chairman of the respective committees and each committee or chairman thereof shall...