Highland Heights Voters Approve All Four Charter Amendments

voters approved all four on the ballot in Tuesday's general election.

Issue 61 was the sixth attempt to increase city council terms from two to four years – it was rejected in 1982, 1983, 1984, 2000 and 2005.

Issues 62 and 63 removed the words "full time" from sections of the charter dealing with city council and the mayor, respectively. The intent of the Charter Review Commission was to prohibit elected officials from having any other employment with the city, whether full or part time.

Issue 64 removed a section concerning appointment of the finance director to bring the position in line with other director jobs and make it clear that appointments made by the mayor are subject to council approval.

The vote totals on the charter issues, according to final, unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, were: