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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE O-1718-3 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING ARTICLE II, SECTIONS 2, 5, 6, AND 10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORMAN WHICH RELATE TO RENAMING THE GENERAL OR PRIMARY ELECTION AS THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER CHARTER PROVISIONS, ALLOWING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS CONDUCTED BY THE CLEVELAND COUNTY ELECTION BOARD TO BE SET ON DATES ALLOWED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW WHILE SPECIFYING A PREFERENCE FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO BE CONDUCTED IN FEBRUARY AND MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTIONS TO BE CONDUCTED IN APRIL, AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN THE SELECTION OF FILING DATES EACH YEAR SO THAT THEY ARE COMPATIBLE WITH STATE LAW NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS CONDUCTED BY THE CLEVELAND COUNTY ELECTION BOARD; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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BACKGROUND: The City Council Oversight Committee has discussed potential amendments to the City Charter to address election dates and election filing dates that are inconsistent with State Law requirements for City Council elections that are conducted by the Cleveland County Election Board. The Oversight Committee discussed these issues and others on March 16, 2017, and May 30, 2017. In addition, at its conference on July 11, 2017, the Council weighed in on the recommendations by the Oversight Committee. At its July 18, 2017, Council Study Session, City Council requested that Staff prepare proposed Charter amendments amending Sections 2, 5, 6, and 10 of Article II of the City Charter to provide language renaming terminology so that it is consistent with other language in the City Charter and to amend the provisions regarding municipal election dates and filing dates to provide additional flexibility so that they are consistent with those allowed by state law and do not have to be amended every time state law changes.
DISCUSSION: The City of Norman has functioned as a Charter City with ...
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