Question 7 - Proposed Charter Amendment

Shall an amendment to the Charter of the City of Cuyahoga Falls be adopted to provide for a revision in how council vacancies are filled as follows: ARTICLE IV CITY COUNCIL SECTION 5. VACANCIES AND ABSENCES. If a vacancy occurs in for a Ward Council seat with a term of two (2) years, the replacement shall be chosen within thirty (30) days of the vacancy by the precinct committee members in the ward of the same party as the person vacating the seat. If the precinct committee members fail to make the appointment, the remaining members of Council shall have thirty (30) days to make an appointment. If Council fails to make the appointment; the Mayor shall make the appointment. The successor to the councilmember shall serve until replaced in a regular municipal election. If a vacancy occurs in an for a At-Large Ccouncil seat with a term of four (4) years, the replacement shall be chosen within thirty (30) days of the vacancy by the precinct committee members within the City for an at-large seat, or the precinct committee members of the ward for a ward seat. The precinct committee members shall be of the same party as the person vacating the seat. If the precinct committee members fail to make the appointment, the remaining members of Council shall have thirty (30) days to make an appointment. If Council fails to make the appointment;, the Mayor shall make the appointment. The successor to the councilmember shall serve until replaced in the next regularly scheduled municipal election. If the appointment occurs more than thirty (30) days prior to the filing deadline for the primary for the regular municipal election in the second year of the term, then the seat shall be filled at that next regular municipal election. If a vacancy occurs in either a Ward or At-Large council seat and the person vacating the seat was not a member of a political party that elected precinct committee members, the replacement shall be chosen by the committee listed on the nominating petition by the candidate, within thirty (30) days. If the member of Council did not designate a committee, Council shall fill the vacancy within thirty (30) days. If council fails to make the appointment, the Mayor shall make the appointment.