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Cleveland, Ohio, Issue 22, Administrative Matters Amendment (November 2019)
| Issue 22: Cleveland Administrative Matters Amendment |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City governance |
| Related articles |
| City governance on the ballot November 5, 2019 ballot measures in Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio ballot measures Local charter amendments on the ballot |
| See also |
| Cleveland, Ohio |
A charter amendment regarding administrative matters was on the ballot for Cleveland voters in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on November 5, 2019. It was approved.
A yes vote was a vote in favor of making the following changes to the city charter:
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| A no vote was a vote against making amendments to the city charter related to city administration. |
Election results
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Cleveland Issue 22 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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24,628 | 77.56% | ||
| No | 7,124 | 22.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall Section 128 of the Charter of the City of Cleveland be amended to provide for updates to Required Provisions of Rules of the Civil Service Commission, that remove the grading of classifications, and to clarify language relative to classification, assessment, eligibility, and/or rejection of candidates for appointments and/or promotions in the classified service of the City?[2] |
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Background
Proposed rules for Civil Service Commission
The following is a list of rules proposed by Issue 22:[3][4]
- Administer open tests to determine the fitness of all applicants for appointments
- Publish the time and place of all open tests in the City Record
- Establish list of candidates according to ranking on tests
- Fill vacancies with one of the top ten candidates from the list
- Expand temporary employment from 30 to 90 days
- Establish a six month review period for hired candidates
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Cleveland City Council on August 21, 2019.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Official General Election Ballot Cuyahoga County, Ohio," accessed October 5, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cleveland City Council, "Public Notice," accessed October 24, 2019
- ↑ This list is not comprehensive.
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