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Cleveland Home Rule Charter Section 8.05. - Charter review commission.

The City Council shall appoint a Charter Review Commission consisting of five (5) members at its regular meeting in January 2013, and at least once every five (5) years thereafter. All members shall be residents of the City of Cleveland. It shall be the duty of the Charter Review Commission to:

(a) Inquire into the operations of the City Government under the Charter provisions and determine whether any such provisions require revision. To this end public hearings may be held; and the commission shall have the power to compel the attendance of any officer or employee of the City and to require the submission of any of the City records which it may deem necessary to the conduct of such hearing;

(b) Propose any recommendations it may deem desirable to insure compliance with the provisions of the charter by the several departments of the City Government;

(c) Propose, if it deems desirable, amendments to this charter to improve its effective application to current conditions;

(d) Report its findings and proposed amendments, if any, to the City Council.

(Referendum 5/10/2008 Prop No. Five)