City of Barberton – Proposed charter amendments
Issue 6 — Shall Section 1.01 of Article 1 of the City Charter be amended to provide that the City may detach territory as provided by the laws of the State of Ohio?
Issue 7 — Shall Section 4.03 of Article 4 of the City Charter be amended to include qualifications for the City of Barberton Safety Director position?
Issue 8 — Shall Section 4.02 of Article 4 of the City Charter be amended to include qualifications for the City of Barberton Service Director position?
Issue 9 — Shall Section 4.02 of Article 4 of the City Charter be amended to include stormwater matters in the City of Barberton Service Director’s responsibilities?
Issue 10 — Shall Section 4.04 of Article 4 of the City Charter be amended to include new qualifications for the City of Barberton Finance Director position?
Issue 11 — Shall Section 4.05 of Article 4 of the City Charter be amended to include new qualifications for the City of Barberton Law Director position?
Issue 12 — Shall Section 4.05(f) of Article 4 of the City Charter be amended to allow and authorize the Law Director to make editorial corrections to the City Charter which shall be approved by resolution of City Council?
Issue 13 — Shall Section 5.11 of Article 5 of the City Charter be amended to remove the requirement that six (6) public places in the Municipality be established if public posting is selected for public notice?
Issue 14 — Shall Section 6.01(b) of Article 6 of the City Charter be amended to remove the requirement that the Planning Commission review the official master plan of the municipality periodically, and to add a requirement that the Planning Commission review the official master plan of the municipality every five (5) years?
Issue 16 — Shall Section 6.04 of Article 6 of the City Charter be amended to remove the Board of Health from the Charter?
Issue 17 — Shall Section 6.04(b) of Article 6 of the City Charter be amended to establish a Department of Human Resources, to require the Civil Service Commission to appoint a Director of Human Resources, and to prescribe the qualifications and duties of the Director of Human Resources?
Issue 18 — Shall Section 6.04(c) of Article 6 of the City Charter be amended to remove the language setting forth specific boards and commissions and replace with language allowing citizens to be appointed to any board or commission requiring City representation?
Issue 19 — Shall Section 6.09 of Article 6 of the City Charter be amended to include language requiring all Boards and Commissions in Section 6 of this Charter to be video and/or audio recorded?
Issue 20 — Shall Article 7 of the City Charter be amended to replace partisan elections with non-partisan elections?
Issue 21 — Shall Section 12.02 of Article 12 of the City Charter pertaining to Charter Review Commissions be amended to change certain deadlines, eliminate the prohibition on more than four Commission members being members of the same political party, and require a public hearing on Commission recommendations?
Issue 22 — Shall Section 4.02(c) of Article 4 of the City Charter be amended to change the position of City Engineer to a classified position and change the appointing authority of the City Engineer to the Director of Public Service?
Issue 23 — Shall Section 4.02(d) of Article 4 of the City Charter be amended to change the position of the Superintendent of Utilities to a classified position and change the appointing authority of the Superintendent of Utilities to the Director of Public Service?
Issue 24 — Shall Section 4.02(b) of Article 4 of the City Charter be amended to change the position of Building Commissioner to classified and change the appointing authority of the Building Commissioner to the Director of Public Service?
Issue 25 — Shall Section 4.03 be amended to include a Division of Parks and Recreation and shall Section 6.03 be stricken to eliminate the Parks and Recreation Commission?
City of Cuyahoga Falls – Proposed charter amendments
Issue 26 — Shall an amendment to the Charter of the City of Cuyahoga Falls be adopted to provide for a change in council ward seats from two-year to four-year terms as follows:
ARTICLE IV CITY COUNCIL
SECTION 2. COMPOSITION AND TERM.
The City shall be divided into wards in the manner set forth by the laws of the State of Ohio. Beginning with terms commencing in 2030, the term of office for ward councilmembers shall be four (4) years.
Three (3) councilmembers-at-large shall be elected in addition to the various ward councilmembers previously specified herein. The councilmembers-at-large shall be elected by the vote of the electors of the City as a whole and shall serve for a term of four (4) years.
This section shall not be construed to limit the number of councilmembers-at-large to three (3), but the number of said councilmembers-at-large shall be governed by the provisions of the laws of the State of Ohio.
In the regular municipal election in 2027, the councilmember at-large seat elected in 2023 and all ward seats shall be elected to a term of two (2) years. In the regular municipal election in 2029, and every four years thereafter, all of the city council seats shall be elected to a term of four (4) years.
The elective office of President of Council shall be abolished upon the completion of the term expiring December 31, 1961.
The Council shall organize as provided by the laws of the State of Ohio within ten (10) days from the commencement of their term. The Council, after organizing as hereinbefore provided shall, by a majority vote of its members, elect from its Council members, a Council President who shall be elected for a term of one (1) year. Any vacancy in the Office of President of Council shall be filled by a majority vote of its members to be selected from its members.
The Council President shall have a full vote in all business of the Council and shall be free to enter debate on any subject brought before the Council, provided that the rules of procedure as established by Council are followed.
After organization, Council shall also elect one of its members as President Pro Tem who shall act as the President of Council in the absence of the President of Council or in the event the latter becomes the Acting Mayor or is unable for any reason to perform his duties as President of Council. The President Pro Tem shall conduct the affairs of the Council in accordance with the rules of Council.
Issue 27 — 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 for a 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 for a council 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.
Issue 28 — Shall an amendment to the Charter of the City of Cuyahoga Falls be adopted to provide for a revision in how mayoral vacancies are filled as follows:
ARTICLE II MAYOR
SECTION 7. VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR.
In the event of the death, resignation or recall from office of the Mayor or the Mayor ceasing to qualify for such office, the President of Council shall succeed to the office of Mayor to serve until a successor is elected, and the offices as President of Council and as Councilmember shall become vacant. The qualifications applicable to a President of Council who succeeds to the office of Mayor shall be those applicable to a Councilmember. If the President of Council declines to serve as Mayor, he or she may remain as President of Council.
If the President of Council declines to serve as Mayor or is unable for any reason to perform the duties of the office of Mayor, Council shall then appoint as successor to the Mayor a member of Council, elected by the people, such elector so succeeding to the office of Mayor shall have those qualifications applicable to the office of Mayor.
The successor to the Mayor shall serve until replaced in the next regularly scheduled municipal election. If the vacancy 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.
City of Hudson – Proposed charter amendments
Issue 30 — Shall the proposed revisions to the Preamble and Sections 2.01, 3.01, 3.02, 3.08, 3.11, 4.01, 4.03, 5.02, 6.03, 6.04, 7.01, 12.01, and 12.02 of the City’s Charter, related to general administrative changes, as recommended by the 2025 Hudson Charter Review Commission, be adopted?
Issue 31 — Shall the proposed revision to Section 4.01 and the proposed new Section 7.05 of the City’s Charter, establishing term limits for elected city officials, as recommended by the 2025 Hudson Charter Review Commission, be adopted?
Issue 32 — Shall the proposed revisions to Sections 8.04, 8.06, 8.07, 9.01, 9.04, 9.06, and 11.01 of the City’s Charter, changing the term limits for appointed members of city boards and commissions, as recommended by the 2025 Hudson Charter Review Commission, be adopted?
Issue 33 — Shall the proposed revisions to Section 12.03 of the City’s Charter, changing the threshold needed to initiate the recall of an elected officer of the Municipality, as recommended by the 2025 Hudson Charter Review Commission, be adopted?
Issue 34 —Shall the proposed revisions to Section 3.10 of the City’s Charter, changing City Council members’ salary to meet the state’s minimum retirement credit threshold, as recommended by the 2025 Hudson Charter Review Commission, be adopted?
Issue 35 — Shall the proposed creation of Section 8.09 of the City’s Charter, establishing the Military and Veterans’ Commission, as recommended by the 2025 Hudson Charter Review Commission, be adopted?
Issue 36 — Shall the proposed amendments to Sections 8.04, 8.05, 8.06, and 8.07 of the City’s Charter be adopted, and shall Section 8.08 be repealed, eliminating the Park Board, Cemetery Board, and Tree Commission and establishing the Park and Natural Resource Board, as recommended by the 2025 Hudson Charter Review Commission?
Issue 37 — Shall the proposed creation of Section 6.05 of the Charter of Hudson, related to expenditure accountability for tax levies benefiting other public and/or private entities, as recommended by the 2025 Hudson Charter Review Commission, be adopted?
City of Macedonia – Proposed tax levy (renewal)
Issue 38 — A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the City of Macedonia for the purpose of current expenses that the county fiscal officer estimates will collect $777,336 annually, at a rate not exceeding 5.07 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $24 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2025, first due in calendar year 2026.
City of New Franklin – Proposed tax levy (additional)
Issue 39 — An additional tax to replace an expiring 5.75 mills tax for the benefit of the City of New Franklin for the purpose of the provision of fire apparatus, fire buildings, payment of firefighting, emergency medical service, fire administrative personnel and all other purposes permitted pursuant to ORC Section 5705.19(I) that the county fiscal officer estimates will collect $3,304,147 annually, at a rate not exceeding 5.75 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $201 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2025, first due in calendar year 2026.
City of Norton – Proposed tax levy (renewal and increase)
Issue 41 — A renewal of 5.6 mills and an increase of 3 mills for each $1 of taxable value to constitute a tax for the benefit of the City of Norton for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, appliances, buildings and sites therefor, sources of water supply and materials therefor, the payment of permanent, part-time or volunteer firefighting, emergency medical service, administrative and communications personnel to operate the same, including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under Section 145.48 or 742.34 of the Revised Code, and the provision of ambulance, paramedic and other emergency medical services operated by the fire department that the county fiscal officer estimates will collect $2,932,402 annually, at a rate not exceeding 8.6 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $257 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.
City of Stow – Proposed charter amendments
Issue 42 — Shall Section 4.12, “PUBLIC NOTICE”, of the Charter for the City of Stow be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4.12 PUBLIC NOTICE.
Unless precluded by law from so doing, public notice, as required by law, or by this Charter, or by resolution or ordinance, shall be given resolutions, ordinances, statements, notices, measures, orders, proclamations and reports in the manner determined by Council, except that if public posting be selected as the medium, then a public posting on the City’s website and any other social media platforms utilized by the City for notice purposes, and not less than 3 public places in the Municipality shall be established for such public posting.
Council shall cause each resolution and ordinance to be given public notice commencing not later than 10 days after its first reading in the event that the rule requiring three readings is not suspended, and like public notice shall be given each resolution and ordinance after its adoption and approval by the Mayor, or upon the expiration of the time within which it may be vetoed by the Mayor, or upon its passage after veto by the Mayor, as the case may be.
Issue 43 — Shall Article 20, “Charter Review Commission,” of the Charter for the City of Stow be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 20.01 COMPOSITION AND TERM.
In January, 1980, and each 5 years thereafter, the Mayor shall, with confirmation by Council appoint, by the last City Council meeting in January of the year in which the Charter Review Commission shall convene, a commission of 7 qualified electors of the Municipality holding no other office or appointment in this Municipality, as members of a Charter Review Commission to serve until their duties as provided in Section 20.02 are completed. The members shall serve without compensation.
Special Charter Review Commissions may be established by Council when necessary, with appointments to be made by the Mayor and confirmed by Council.
SECTION 20.02 DUTIES.
The Charter Review Commission shall, in meetings open to the public, review the municipal Charter, and, no later than July 1 of the same year, recommend to Council such amendments, if any, to this Charter as in its judgement are conducive to the public interest.
Twinsburg – Proposed zoning amendment
Issue 44 — Shall Ordinance 49-2025 rezoning 4.3 acres of land located at 9392 Ravenna Road (and further identified as Parcel No. 64- 00096) from Commercial (C-2) to I-1 Intensive Commercial and Light Industrial Zone Use be approved?
Village of Peninsula – Proposed tax levy (renewal)
Issue 45 — A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Village of Peninsula for the purpose of general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and repair of Village streets and roads that the county fiscal officer estimates will collect $61,727 annually, at a rate not exceeding 3 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $73 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.
Boston Township – Proposed tax levy (renewal and increase)
Issue 46 — A renewal of 7 mills and an increase of 0.5 mill for each $1 of taxable value to constitute a tax for the benefit of Boston Township for the purpose of providing and maintaining the payment of contract costs incurred and other costs incurred to obtain police protection for Boston Township that the county fiscal officer estimates will collect $177,867 annually, at a rate not exceeding 7.5 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $170 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.
Coventry Township – Proposed tax levy (replacement)
Issue 47 — A replacement of a tax for the benefit of Coventry Township for the purpose of current expenses that the county fiscal officer estimates will collect $366,404 annually, at a rate not exceeding 0.95 mill for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $33 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.
Northfield Center Township – Proposed tax levy (renewal)
Issue 48 — A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Northfield Center Township for the purpose of the general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and repair of the streets, roads and bridges in the Township that the county fiscal officer estimates will collect $224,318 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.4 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $28 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2025, first due in calendar year 2026.
Springfield Township – Proposed tax levy (additional)
Issue 50 — An additional tax for the benefit of Springfield Township for the purpose of providing and maintaining motor vehicles, communications, other equipment, buildings, and sites for such buildings used directly in the operation of a police department, for the payment of salaries of permanent or part-time police, communications, or administrative personnel to operate the same, including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under section 145.48 or 742.33 of the Revised Code, for the payment of costs incurred by townships as a result of contracts made with other political subdivisions in order to obtain police protection, for the provision of ambulance or emergency medical services operated by a police department, or for the payment of other related costs that the county fiscal officer estimates will collect $617,522 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.5 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $53 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer’s appraised value, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2025, first due in calendar year 2026.
