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Codified Ordinances of Ashtabula, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ASHTABULA, OHIO
CITY OF ASHTABULA CERTIFICATION
CITY OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 2007-07
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
CHARTER
SECTION 1 NAME AND POWERS.
SECTION 2 ENUMERATED POWERS NOT EXCLUSIVE.
SECTION 3 POWERS.
SECTION 4 TERM OF OFFICE.
SECTION 5 QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.
SECTION 6 VACANCIES.
SECTION 7 SALARY.
SECTION 8 PRESIDENT.
SECTION 9 APPOINTEES.
SECTION 10 TIME OF MEETING; RULES; JOURNAL.
SECTION 11 PENALTY FOR ABSENCE.
SECTION 12 LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE.
SECTION 13 ORDINANCE ENACTMENT.
SECTION 14 EMERGENCY MEASURES.
SECTION 15 RECORD AND PUBLICATION.
SECTION 16 TIMES OF PUBLICATION.
SECTION 17 PRICE AND MODE OF PUBLICATION.
SECTION 18 SALARIES AND BONDS.
SECTION 19 GENERAL DISQUALIFICATIONS.
SECTION 20 THE INITIATIVE.
SECTION 27 ELECTION; GENERAL POWERS; BOND.
SECTION 28 POWERS AND DUTIES.
SECTION 29 HEAD OF DEPARTMENTS.
SECTION 30 PLATTING COMMISSIONER.
SECTION 31 SALARY.
SECTION 32 CITY SOLICITOR.
SECTION 33 CITY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
SECTION 34 CITY TREASURER. (REPEALED)
SECTION 35 PURCHASING AGENT.
SECTION 36 TRUSTEES OF THE SINKING FUND. (REPEALED)
SECTION 37 OTHER BOARDS AND DEPARTMENTS.
SECTION 38 POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
SECTION 39 PENALTIES.
SECTION 40 THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
SECTION 41 APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS.
SECTION 41.1 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION; QUALIFICATIONS; ORGANIZATION; FUNDING.
SECTION 42 NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
SECTION 44 BALLOTS.
SECTION 45 TIME OF ELECTION.
SECTION 46 ELECTION.
SECTION 47 GENERAL LAWS TO APPLY.
SECTION 47.1 REMOVAL FROM OFFICE BY RECALL PETITION.
SECTION 48 THE ESTIMATE.
SECTION 49 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE.
SECTION 50 TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
SECTION 51 UNENCUMBERED BALANCES.
SECTION 52 PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
SECTION 53 CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS.
SECTION 54 MONEY IN THE FUND.
SECTION 55 FINANCIAL REPORTS.
SECTION 56 LIMITATION OF ASSESSMENTS.
SECTION 57 IMPROVEMENTS BY DIRECT LABOR.
SECTION 58 SEWER, WATER, AND GAS CONNECTIONS.
SECTION 59 STREET SPRINKLING.
SECTION 60 ASSESSMENT FOR REMOVAL OF SNOW, WEEDS, ETC.
SECTION 61 EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF $10,000.00.
SECTION 62 TIME OF MAKING CONTRACTS.
SECTION 63 MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS.
SECTION 64 BIDS IN EXCESS OF ESTIMATE.
SECTION 65 CONTRACTS - WHEN VOID.
SECTION 66 GRANTS LIMITED.
SECTION 67 PERIOD OF GRANTS.
SECTION 68 STRICT CONSTRUCTION.
SECTION 69 FREE CARRIAGE OF POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN. (REPEALED)
SECTION 70 ASSIGNMENT.
SECTION 71 RIGHT OF PURCHASE.
SECTION 72 EXTENSION BY ANNEXATION.
SECTION 73 CONSENTS.
SECTION 74 RIGHT OF REGULATION.
SECTION 75 FORFEITURES.
SECTION 76 PAVING AND SPRINKLING.
SECTION 77 ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS.
SECTION 78 GRANTS NOT INCLUDED.
SECTION 79 GENERAL PROVISION.
SECTION 80 GENERAL LAWS TO APPLY.
SECTION 81 ORDINANCES CONTINUED IN FORCE.
SECTION 82 CONTINUANCE OF PRESENT OFFICERS.
SECTION 83 CONTINUANCE OF CONTRACTS AND VESTED RIGHTS.
SECTION 84 INVESTIGATION.
SECTION 85 OATH OF OFFICE.
SECTION 86 HOURS OF LABOR.
SECTION 87 AMENDMENT OF CHARTER.
SECTION 87.1 CHARTER REVIEW.
SECTION 88 SAVING CLAUSE.
SECTION 89 WHEN CHARTER TAKES EFFECT.
SECTION 90 ANNUAL LEVY.
SECTION 91 EXCESS LEVIES.
SECTION 91.1 ELECTOR APPROVAL OF INCOME TAX.
SECTION 92 STANDARD OF TIME.
SECTION 93 USE OF PHOTO-MONITORING DEVICES TO DETECT CERTAIN TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATIONS.
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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SECTION 28 POWERS AND DUTIES.
   The powers and duties of the City Manager shall be:
      (a)   To see that the laws and ordinances be enforced;
      (b)   Except as herein provided, to appoint and remove all heads of departments, and all subordinate officers and employees of the City; all appointments to be upon merit and fitness alone;
      (c)   To exercise control over all departments and divisions created herein or that hereafter may be created by the Council;
      (d)   To see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or its inhabitants in any public utility franchise be faithfully kept and performed; and upon knowledge of any violation thereof to call the same to the attention of the City Solicitor, who is hereby required to take such steps as are necessary to enforce the same;
      (e)   To attend all meetings of the Council, with the right to take part in the discussion but having no vote;
      (f)   To recommend to the Council for adoption such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient;
      (g)   To act as Budget Commissioner and to keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City; and
      (h)   To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or be required of him by ordinance or resolution of the Council.
SECTION 29 HEAD OF DEPARTMENTS.
   Excepting the departments of City Solicitor, City Auditor, City Treasurer, and Board of Health, the City Manager shall be the acting head of each and every department or division of the City until otherwise provided by the Council; but with the consent and approval of the Council, he may appoint a deputy or chief clerk to represent him in any department or division of which he is acting head. No member of the Council shall interfere with the conduct of any department or division, or order any service or report therefrom except at the express order of Council.
(Amended 5-7-46)
SECTION 30 PLATTING COMMISSIONER.
   The City Manager shall be the Platting Commissioner of the City and shall exercise the authority and discharge the duties of that office under the provisions of the general law of the State applicable thereto, except as the same may be modified by the Council.
SECTION 31 SALARY.
   The City Manager shall receive such salary as may be fixed by ordinance of the Council.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
SECTION 32 CITY SOLICITOR.
   The City Solicitor shall be an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in the State of Ohio and be an elector of the City, and shall be a qualified elector therein prior to his election, and shall have such assistants of like qualifications as the Council may authorize. The City Solicitor shall be the legal adviser of and attorney and counsel for the Municipality, and for all officers and departments thereof in matters relating to their official duties. He shall prepare all contracts, bonds, and other instruments in writing in which the Municipality is concerned, and shall endorse on each his approval of the form and correctness thereof; and no such contract with the City shall take effect until his approval is endorsed thereon. He and his assistants shall be the prosecuting attorney of the Municipal Court, and he shall perform such other duties as the Council shall require.
   The City Solicitor shall be nominated and elected by the legal voters of the City at the regular municipal election for a term of 4 years; and, except as hereinafter set forth, shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified. He, the City Solicitor, shall be nominated and elected in the same manner as is provided in Section 42 of the present Charter of the City of Ashtabula for the elective officers of the City and shall be nominated in the same manner as is provided for nomination of candidates for councilman-at-large.
   The City Solicitor shall not be removed from office during his elective term, except in manner provided by the general laws of Ohio, applicable to cities of the State. The City Solicitor when elected and before entering upon his duties shall give bond to the City of Ashtabula in the sum of $1,500, the said bond to provide for the faithful performance of his duties as City Solicitor and to be approved by the City Council. The office of City Solicitor is hereby declared to be an elective office.
   During temporary or permanent vacancies in the office of City Solicitor, a successor with the same qualifications as required of candidates for City Solicitor of the City, shall be appointed by the City Council in the manner provided in the within Section 27 for filling temporary and permanent vacancies in the office of City Manager and until a successor in the same manner shall be elected and has qualified.
(Amended 5-3-94)
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