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Council shall adopt its own rules, regulations or by-laws, insofar as they are not set forth in this Charter, and shall keep a journal of all of its proceedings. The journal shall be open for public inspection during the Clerk's office hours. The voting upon any ordinance, resolution or motion shall be by roll call, and the vote of each Council member shall be entered upon the journal.
(Amended 11-7-95)
The Council shall appoint, and may remove, a Clerk of Council and such other assistants for the efficient conduct of business of Council as it shall determine from time to time. The Clerk of Council shall keep the journal of Council and its records, and perform such other duties as Council may from time to time require.
In the event of the absence or disability of the Clerk of Council, an assistant to the Clerk shall perform the duties of the Clerk of Council, in all respects.
(Amended 11-7-95)
All legislative action shall be by ordinance or resolution in written or printed form, but the departmental procedural matters may be transacted by motion appearing on the journal. Unless otherwise provided herein, an affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of the Legislative Authority shall be required for the passage of every ordinance, motion or resolution. Each ordinance and resolution shall be read by title only, provided the legislative authority may require any reading to be in full by a majority of its members.
No ordinance or resolution shall contain more than one subject, which subject shall be clearly expressed on its title, and no ordinance or resolution shall be revised or amended unless the ordinance or resolution superseding it contains the entire ordinance or resolution so revised or amended, or the section or sections so revised or amended, and having been revised or amended, the original ordinance, resolution, or section or sections shall be expressly repealed.
All ordinances, resolutions, statements, orders, proclamations and reports required by law or by this Charter or by ordinance to be published or posted, shall be published or posted electronically and at City Hall for a period of not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the taking of effect thereof. An emergency ordinance or resolution shall also be published or posted as aforesaid, but said requirement shall not postpone the immediate taking effect thereof, as provided in Section 14 of this Article. Council may, by appropriate legislative action, designate additional methods or places for publication.
(Amended 11-4-86; 11-4-03; 11-8-22)
The Council may make provision by ordinance for:
(a) The procedure for making public improvements and levying assessments, including the procedure for combining two (2) or more public improvements, and the levying of assessments therefor in one proceeding if the Council finds that it will be economical and practical to undertake such improvements jointly;
(b) The advertising and awarding of contracts and alterations or modification of contracts;
(c) The sale or disposal of Municipal property; such other general regulations as the Council may deem necessary, if not in conflict with the Constitution of the State of Ohio and/or provisions of this Charter.
(Amended 11-3-81)
(a) Each ordinance or resolution providing for the appropriation of money or for an annual tax levy, or for improvements petitioned for by the owners of property to be benefited and specially assessed therefor, and any emergency ordinance or resolution necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, shall take effect, unless a later date is specified therein, upon its approval by the Mayor, or upon the expiration of the time within which it may be vetoed by the Mayor, or upon its passage after veto by the Mayor, as the case may be.
(b) No other ordinance or resolution shall become effective until thirty (30) days after its approval by the Mayor, or upon the expiration of the time within which it may be vetoed by the Mayor, or upon its passage after veto by the Mayor, as the case may be.
(c) Each emergency measure shall contain a statement of the necessity for such emergency action, and shall require the affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the membership of the legislative authority for the suspension of rules. No Action of Council authorizing the surrender or joint exercise of any of its powers, or granting, extending or renewing any franchise, or contracting for the supply to the Municipality or its inhabitants of the product or service of any utility, whether Municipally owned or not, shall be designated an emergency measure or enacted under suspension of the rules.
(Amended 11-4-03)
The Council may provide by ordinance for the procedure for the passage and amendment of any zoning ordinance, the maps and regulations thereof and the publication of notice and public hearing thereof, provided that the minimum notice of the time and place of such public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality. In the event it is proposed to amend, enlarge or change any area, zone or district classification defined in an enacted ordinance, then, in addition to the newspaper notice hereinbefore provided, notice of the time and place of such public hearing shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, ten (10) days before such hearing, to the record title holders of the property immediately adjacent, adjoining and abutting on such area, zone or district proposed to be changed. Record title holder shall mean the title holder of such property as disclosed by the records of the Auditor of Lorain County, Ohio, thirty (30) days immediately prior to the date of such public hearing. If the mailing address of such record title holder cannot be reasonably ascertained, then the aforesaid newspaper notice of such hearing shall be deemed adequate notice. Nothing herein provided shall be construed as limiting the power of the Council from enlarging on such notice. Any legislation which would amend, enlarge or change any area, zone or district classifications shall not be passed as an emergency legislation.
(Amended 11-8-66)
The Council may provide for the passage or amendment of any tax abatement by ordinance or resolution. Before any such ordinance or resolution shall be passed or amended, a public hearing shall be held on such ordinance or resolution. Notice of such public hearing shall be announced at a regularly scheduled Council meeting with the public hearing scheduled for the next regularly scheduled work session. Council may not act on said abatement until the next regularly scheduled Council meeting. In addition, notice of the public hearing shall be given to the Superintendent of the School District and the Board of Education at least seven (7) days prior to the public hearing. The Board of Education shall give its recommendation on the proposed ordinance or resolution on or before the public hearing.
(Enacted 11-5-91)
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