The Council may require any officer or employee of the Municipality to give bond to the Municipality for the faithful performance of his duties in such amount as Council may determine, and with such surety or sureties as it may approve; and may from time to time require additional bond or surety of any officer or employee; and may provide that the premium for any such bond be paid by the Municipality. The following officers and employees shall be required to furnish bond, namely: Mayor, Municipal Clerk, Chief of Police, Building Inspector, all officers and employees carrying firearms and all other officers or employees having moneys of the Municipality in their custody or control, including employees of the Board of Municipal Utilities.
(Amended 11-6-1973)
No municipal fund or system of pensions for officers or employees of the Municipality other than that provided under the Ohio Workmen’s Compensation and Public Employees Retirement System Acts, or any State or Federal agencies with which they may be merged or consolidated shall ever be created or established unless or until Council shall so determine and provide by ordinance; but in its discretion Council may at municipal expense provide health, accident or life insurance within limits determined by Council for all full-time employees of the Municipality.
(Amended 11-7-1978)
The Mayor, with the concurrence of a majority of Council, shall appoint a Civil Service Commission consisting of three (3) electors of the City not holding other Municipal office or appointment, to serve for a term of six (6) years. A vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner authorized for an original appointment.
The Civil Service Commission shall designate one of its members as Chairperson and may appoint a Secretary who need not be a member of the Commission and who may hold other Municipal office or appointment.
Members of the Civil Service Commission shall serve without compensation unless otherwise provided by ordinance. A sufficient sum shall be appropriated by Council to pay expenses of the Commission and to otherwise carry out the civil service provisions.
The Civil Service Commission shall provide by rule for the qualification and promotion of personnel in the administrative service of the City according to merit, to be ascertained, insofar as practical, by open competitive examinations, as required by the State Constitution. The Commission shall review the rules every three (3) years. No amendments to the Commission’s rules shall be made by the Civil Service Commission nor shall any rule be repealed nor any new rule adopted at the same meeting at which it is proposed. No final action to amend, repeal or supplement rules shall be taken in less than seven (7) days after its proposal. All amendments to rules shall be subject to the approval of Council prior to becoming effective.
The Civil Service Commission shall recommend to Council for their approval the exempt or unclassified positions in the City with City Council’s approval. The Commission’s determination of exempt or unclassified positions shall be guided by the laws of the State of Ohio.
The Commission shall provide for appeals from the action of the Mayor in any case of transfer, reduction or removal, and the action of the Commission shall be final. The Commission shall keep a record of its proceedings and examinations, which shall be open to public inspection.
The Mayor, at any time, may suspend any member of the Civil Service Commission for inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance, incapacity or incompetency. The suspended Civil Service Commission member may request a hearing before City Council. The suspension shall not become final without the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of Council.
(Amended 5-2-1995)
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