075-89 Ordinance
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Dayton Legal Blank Co. Form No. 30043
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTION ON
AMENDMENT TO SECTIONS 3.02, 3.03 and 7.01
OF THE DUBLIN CITY CHARTER~ AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the Washington Township/City of Dublin Merger Commission is in
the final stages of approving and adopting the Conditions of Merger for
submission to the respective Boards' of Election for placement on the
November ballot; and,
WHEREAS ~ Council supports the terms and provisions contained within the
Conditions of Merger; and,
WHEREAS~ if approved by the voters in the November 7, 1989 election the
Conditions of Merger will require amendment to Section 3.02, Section 3.03
and Section 7.01 of the Charter by adoption of new Section 3.02(a-1),
Section 3.03(a-1) and Section 7.01(a-1) of the Charter; and,
WHEREAS~ the Charter amendment set forth herein shall become effective
only if the Conditions of Merger are approved by a majority of the
voters voting thereon in both the unincorporated territory of Washington
Township and the City of Dublin, at the November 7, 1989 election; and the
amendment to the Dublin City Charter is approved by a majority of the
voters voting thereon in the City of Dublin at the November 7, 1989
election.
NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State
of Ohio, ---L- of the elected members concurring that:
Section 1. The question of the amendment of Section 3.02, 3.03 and 7.01
of the Dublin City Charter be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors.
If the merger is approved by the voters in both Washington Township and the
City of Dublin, and the Charter Amendment is approved by the voters of the
City of Dublin, the Dublin Charter will be amended effective January 1,
1991 by adopting new Sections 3.02(a-1), 3.03(a-1) and 7.01(a-1) to read
as follows:
3.02(a-l) Pursuant to the Conditions of Merger passed November 7,
1989, the Council shall be composed of eight (8) members effective
January 1, 1991 for a three (3) year period. The eighth member
of Council shall be selected by a majority vote of the seven-
member Council to serve a three-year term through December 31, 1993.
Upon the expiration of the term of the eighth member, the composition
of Council shall be returned to seven members.
3.03(a-l) Pursuant to the Conditions of Merger passed November 7,
1989 the July, 1991 re-division of the Municipality into wards
shall be postponed so as to occur no later than the first day of
July, 1993.
7.01(a-l) Pursuant to the Conditions of Merger all present non-electiv~
Washington Township personnel, serving in full-time and part-time
permanent positions, shall become employees of the City of Dublin
upon the effective date of the Merger, subject to all applicable
provisions of this Charter and Ordinances, Resolutions, rules or
regulations enacted or promulgated under this Charter, except
that any such former Washington Township employees shall not be
subject to a pre-employment competitive selection process or
initial probationary period, and shall be entitled to either
the same benefits in existence for other City employees, or
benefits equivalent to their former Township benefits, which-
ever is greater.
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Section 2. The ballots for the election shall be entitled: "DUBLIN CITY
MERGER-MANDATED CHARTER AMENDMENT", and the proposed amendment of Section
3.02, 3.03 and 7.01 of the Dublin Charter, be adopted, contingent on the
approval of the Conditions of Merger by the voters of Washington Township
and the City of Dublin.
Section 3. The Clerk of Council is directed to mail a copy of the proposed
Charter Amendment to each elector whose name appears on the registration
books of the last regular election held in the City, at least thirty (30)
days before the date of the election, and to certify a copy of this
Ordinance to the Boards of Election of Franklin, Union and Delaware
Counties.
Section 4. The Clerk of Council is directed to publish the whole text of
the proposed Charter Amendment, as set forth above, once a week for not
less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published and of general
circulation in the City, with the first publication being at least fifteen
(15) days prior to the election, in accordance with Section 9 of Article
XVIII, Ohio Constitution, and RC 731.211.
Section 5. To pay the cost of printing and mailing copies of the proposed
Charter Amendment and of publishing notice there is hereby appropriated by
the General Fund the sum of $15,000.00, or so much thereof as may be
needed.
Section 6. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency for the immediate
preservation for the public health, safety and welfare based upon the
Board of Election filing requirements mandated by the Ohio Constitution
and the Ohio Revised Code, in order to place this Charter Amendment on the
November 7, 1989 ballot.
Passed this 10th_day of August , 1989.
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~r - Presid' Officer
Attest:
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Clerk of Council
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I, Frances M. Urban Clerk of Council, hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of Ordinance~ No, 7<:' RQ
duly adopted by the Council of the City of Dublin, Ohio, on the 10th
day of August t 1989 .
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tlerk ef Council, Dublin, Ohio