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Council leans toward nine-member Charter Review Commission with seven appointments by council and two by mayor
Summary
Councilors debated how to appoint future charter review commissioners and whether the commission's size and appointment method should be written into the charter. Many members favored a nine-member panel and discussed a 7/2 split between council and mayor appointees.
Cleveland Heights council members debated the makeup and appointment process for future Charter Review Commissions during a Feb. 22 Committee of the Whole meeting, with many councilors endorsing a nine-member panel and a split that would allocate seven appointments to council and two to the mayor.
Council discussion focused on tradeoffs between specifying appointments in the charter and leaving the selection details to future ordinances. Some members argued that specifying a number and a clear…
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