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Issue 30: Norton charter amendment on council compensation

On the ballot in
City of Norton
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall Article III, Section 3.08 of the Charter of the City of Norton, Ohio be changed and amended to read as follows: SECTION 3.08 COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENTS. The compensation of the Council members will be set at a salary rate of $7,500 $10,000 and the President of Council will be set at a salary rate of $8,500 $11,000 , unless submitted to and approved by ballot by the electors of the Municipality for the next term of office commencing January 1 of the ensuing year, and such compensation shall not thereafter be changed with respect to such period.

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote amends Section 3.08 of Norton's charter on the salary rates of council members and the council president, as printed in the ballot text.

A “No” vote means

A no vote leaves Section 3.08 of Norton's charter unchanged.

Text as extracted from the sample ballot; the ballot prints each pair of amounts side by side (typeface marking such as strikethrough is not captured here).

Sources

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