Council Office

Front row: President of Council Larry Antoskiewicz, Director of Legislative Services Laura Haller, Mayor Robert Stefanik

Back row: Ward 1 John Nickell, Ward 6 Dan Kasaris, Ward 5 Steve Muller, Ward 3 Don Willey, Ward 4 Paul Marnecheck, Ward 2 Gary Petrusky

The Council of the City of North Royalton is composed of seven (7) members, one (1) President of Council elected by the city at large and six (6) Councilpersons, one (1) Councilperson representing each ward.

Each Ward Councilperson is to serve for a term of two (2) years. No person shall hold the office of Ward Councilperson for a period longer than six (6) consecutive terms or more than twelve (12) consecutive years, unless one (1) full term or more has elapsed since that person last held the position of Ward Councilperson.

The President of Council shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. No person shall hold the office of President of Council for more than three (3) consecutive terms or twelve (12) consecutive years, whichever is longer, unless one (1) full term or more has elapsed since that person last held the office of President of Council.

Council meetings are held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month.

Caucus is held at 7:15 p.m. and the meeting is held at 7:30 p.m.

If any regular meeting of Council falls on a legal Holiday observed by the City or on an Election day, Council shall meet in regular session on the following day.

NORTH ROYALTON CHARTER
ARTICLE III (b) QUALIFICATIONS.

Candidates for Council shall have resided in the Municipality and have been an elector thereof for a period of at least two (2) years next preceding his or her election. Each ward Councilmember must have lived in his or her ward at least one (1) year prior to election and must continue to live in the ward he or she represents during his or her entire term of office. No member of Council, except as hereinafter provided in this Charter, shall hold any other elected public office or be employed by the Municipality, except that of notary public or member of the State Militia, or Reserve Corps of the United States, or be directly or indirectly involved in the disbursement of public moneys of North Royalton, except while performing his or her duties as Councilperson.

To the extent as provided by law, no member of Council shall directly or indirectly solicit, contract for, receive or be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work or service with or for the Municipality. Any member who ceases to possess any of the qualifications herein set forth, or who removes from the Municipality, shall thereby forfeit his or her office.
Code of Ordinances - Charter City of North Royalton
 

AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2010, COUNCIL APPROVED ORDINANCE 10-111 STATING CHANGES IN THE POSTING LOCATIONS:

          222.01  POSTING LOCATIONS  PLACES. (REPEALED) 

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 222.01 was repealed by Ordinance 94-21, passed January 25, 1994. See Section 222.02.)

            Council hereby establishes the following locations to be used for the posting of all ordinances, resolutions, statements, orders, proclamations, notices and reports that are required by law to be published:
a).        North Royalton City Hall
b).        City of North Royalton Website

222.02 RESPONSIBILITY OF CLERK OF COUNCIL DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES.
            The Clerk of Council Director of Legislative Services is hereby ordered and directed to publish all ordinances, resolutions, statements, orders, proclamations, notices and reports that are required by law to be published, by posting the same at the locations set forth in 222.01 above in the five public places established from time to time by Council, or as hereafter may at any time be determined by Council, without any express or special order or direction as to any such posting, save and except where publication other than by posting is specially or expressly ordered or directed by Council or required by law.
            Ordinances and resolutions shall be posted for a period of not less than fifteen days after approval or disapproval thereof.  Immediately following the expiration thereof, the Director of Legislative Services shall certify as to such posting by recording on the ordinance or resolution the dates when and locations where such posting was done. Such certificate shall be prima-facie evidence that the copies were posted as required.

POSTINGS WILL NO LONGER BE PLACED AT GIANT EAGLE, DISCOUNT DRUG MART, NORTH ROYALTON LIBRARY AND CARRIE CERINO'S. PLEASE REFER TO THE POSTING NOTICES LINK ON THE HOME PAGE FOR INFORMATION REGARDING SCHEDULING, CANCELLATIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, ETC. ALL LEGISLATION IS POSTED ON THE COUNCIL PAGE UNDER (EX. 2011 LEGISLATION) AS IT IS INTRODUCED.