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Commission forwards amendment to lengthen finance and law director terms to council
Summary
The Charter Review Commission voted to send a proposed amendment to Stow City Council to change the term length for the finance director and law director from two years to four years, with staff to add clarifying material about pension vesting.
The Stow City Charter Review Commission voted to forward a proposed charter amendment to Stow City Council that would change the term length for the finance director and law director from two‑year terms to four‑year terms and to include related salary review language.
During discussion, commissioners asked staff to add clarifying context about retirement vesting. Commission members noted that the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) generally vests participants more fully at 10 years; commissioners asked that a short sentence explaining that vesting timeline be added to the memo accompanying the draft amendment to provide context about how term length might affect candidate pools and retirement benefits.
The commission also requested a spreadsheet addendum showing comparative statistics for awards and other municipalities (a staff spreadsheet already prepared was identified). After suggested edits and a brief discussion the commission voted to forward the amendment to council for consideration. Council will consider the draft language and any accompanying memos and decide whether to place the change before voters.
