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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 (REPEALED)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 (REPEALED)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 (REPEALED)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 41 APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS.
   Appointments and promotions in the Civil Service of the City shall be made according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by competitive examinations. Ordinances may be passed to enforce this provision, to fix the powers and duties of the Commission, and to prescribe rules and regulations governing the Civil Service and determining the method by which persons in the Civil Service may be promoted, transferred, reduced or discharged; provided that all persons holding positions in the Civil Service of the City at the time of the adoption of this Charter, shall retain their positions until promoted, transferred, reduced, or discharged according to law or in accordance with such ordinances.
SECTION 41.1 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION; QUALIFICATIONS; ORGANIZATION; FUNDING.
   Those persons appointed as members of the Civil Service Commission shall be electors of the City. At its first meeting each year the members of the Commission shall elect a chairman of said Commission who shall preside at all meetings and hearings of the Commission. The Commission shall approach Council with a tentative budget each July 1st outlining anticipated expenses in the coming year. Each September 1st Council shall notify the Commission of the intended amount that they will approve when the amended certificate arrives. The effective date of this amendment shall be December 1, 1983.
(Amended 6-8-82)
ELECTIONS
SECTION 42 NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
   The nomination of candidates for elective offices of the City shall be made in the manner provided by the general laws of the State of Ohio now in force or as hereafter amended, except that primary elections for the nomination of such candidates shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May in the odd-numbered years. Declaration of candidacy and petitions and nominating petitions for such offices shall be filed not later than 4:00 p.m. of the 75th day before the day of such primary election.
(Amended 5-2-95)
SECTION 44 BALLOTS.
The form, type, use, and application of the ballots in all municipal elections shall be in the manner provided by the general laws of the State of Ohio now in force or as hereafter amended.
(Amended 11-4-58)
SECTION 45 TIME OF ELECTION.
   Regular municipal elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year. (Amended 11-2-10)
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