Willoughby voters were in favor of the six proposed charter amendments on the November ballot. According to unofficial final results from the Lake County Elections Board, an amendment to remove the mandatory retirement age wording from the charter passed 6,149 to 4,580. Additionally, an amendment that removes the stipulation that now prohibits the city from passing contracting a utility in an emergency manner passed 5,555 to 4,123. Another amendment, which passed 9,271 to 1,585, is to provide that the council, by at least a two-thirds vote of its members, expel or remove any member for gross misconduct, malfeasance, nonfeasance, misfeasance in or disqualification for office; for the conviction while in office of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; for persistent failure to abide by council rules; or for absence without justifiable excuse from three consecutive regular meetings. The fourth amendment, as part of the charter, won 9,259 to 1,630. The amendment is to provide that the council, by an affirmative vote of five members, remove the mayor for gross misconduct, malfeasance or nonfeasance in or disqualification for office, or for the conviction while in office of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude, or if adjudicated incompetent, or for a violation of the mayor’s oath of office. The fifth charter amendment passed 9,174 to 1,369 and is to provide that classified service shall include employees of the city operated utilities requiring a personal operator license, commercial driver’s license or any other operator’s license as required under Ohio law in the performance of their duties. The sixth charter amendment passed 7,051 to 3,723. The amendment is to provide that masculine pronouns used in the charter shall be construed to include the female pronouns. According to Mayor Robert Fiala, the city conducts a formal review of its charter every six years, which is overseen by the Charter Review Commission. The commission is composed of members appointed by council and the mayor with the requirement that all members must be city electors, and cannot be employed by the city. The commission spent several months meeting, discussing and reviewing potential changes, concluding with a final report submitted to council in June, Fiala said. “The proposed amendments reflect the commission’s thorough analysis of the charter and aim to address the evolving needs of the city,” he said.