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ATTENTION RESIDENTS: Ravenna City Council is now accepting applications to serve on the 2027 Charter Review Commission which will commence January 2027 through July 2027.
All applicants must be a resident of the City of Ravenna and be a registered voter. All information provided to the City is subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Please do not include any information that you do not wish to become public.
If you are interested in serving on the 2027 Charter Review Commission, please provide a letter of interest to the Clerk of Council, Chelsea Gregor, in person or at chelsea.gregor@ravennaoh.gov
No experience is necessary and all eligible applicants are welcome to apply!
Application Charter Review Commission-2027
There is no compensation provided for serving, but all Charter Review Commission members will be provided a Certificate of Appreciation for your service to the City of Ravenna.
Charter Review Commission Information
In January, 1982, and each five (5) years thereafter, Council shall appoint a Commission of nine (9) members and two (2) alternates to serve as a Charter Review Commission. The Commission shall be appointed during the first Council meeting in January of the year that the Commission is to convene and the Commission shall have its first meeting no later than the first week of February in that same year. The members and alternates shall be qualified electors of the Municipality who hold no other office or appointment in the Municipality and shall serve without compensation. The members may not be an immediate family member of any elected official within the City of Ravenna nor may a voting member of the Commission be running for local public office during his/her term on the Charter Review Commission. For purposes of clarification of this section, immediate family member shall be defined as mother, father, sister, brother, child, spouse, domestic partner, grandparent, or grandchild. The Charter Review Commission shall employ a secretary to keep its minutes and records. The secretary shall be compensated by the Finance Director and Council at a reasonable rate. The Secretary for the Charter Review Commission shall be compensated for their work with a monetary payment in accordance with a review of the Clerk of Council’s hourly rate and consideration of the anticipated workload. By November 1 of the year preceding a scheduled Charter Review, Council shall set the updated flat rate. The Clerk of Council shall have first right of refusal to serve as the Secretary to the Commission. Should the Clerk of Council choose not to serve as Commission Secretary, Council may appoint someone else to serve in the position with the same rate set by the ordinance from the compensation review. The appointed person should not be a member of the Commission.
The members of the Commission shall elect a Chairperson at the Commission’s first meeting. The roles of the Commission Chairperson are to set agenda items with input from other members and to conduct meetings. The Chairperson has the same rights to participate and vote during meetings as other members of the Commission. With the Commission’s approval, the Chairperson may act as the Commission’s representative when presenting information about the Commission’s activity or its recommendations to the Council.
The Charter Review Commission shall, in meetings open to the public, review the Municipal Charter and, no
later than the first regularly scheduled City Council meeting in July of that same year, propose to Council such
amendments, if any, to this Charter which in its judgment are conducive to improving the government of the
Municipality. (Amended November 7, 2017)
Application Charter Review Commission-2027
