Section 9. Term and Qualifications of Mayor.

   The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City. No employee of the City shall be eligible to hold office as Mayor. The Mayor shall be elected for a term of four years and shall assume office on the first day of January next following the election and shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. The Mayor shall be an elector of the City and shall not hold any other public office, except that of notary public or member of the State Militia or of the Federal Military Reserves, and the Mayor shall have all other qualifications, and be subject to the disqualifications, that are prescribed for the mayors of cities by the laws of the State.

(Amended Nov. 8, 2011)

Section 10. Office and Salary of Mayor.

   The office of the Mayor shall be in the Municipal Building of the City. The salary of the Mayor shall be established by ordinance, provided that such ordinance shall be passed not less than one year prior to the beginning of the term to be thereby affected.

(Amended Nov. 6, 1990)

Section 11. General Powers and Duties of Mayor.

   It shall be the duty of the Mayor to act as chief conservator of the peace within the City; to see that all ordinances of the City are enforced; to supervise the administration of the affairs of the City; to recommend to Council for its adoption such measures as the Mayor may deem necessary or expedient; to keep Council advised of the financial condition and of the needs of the City; to prepare and submit to Council such reports as may be required by Council; and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are conferred or required by this Charter, by ordinance or resolution of Council, or by the laws of the State not covered by this Charter or the ordinances or resolutions of Council.

(Amended Nov. 6, 1990)

Section 12. Appointment of Safety and Service Directors.

   The Mayor shall have the power to appoint, subject to confirmation by Council, a Director of Public Safety and a Director of Public Service, who shall exercise all powers and perform all duties that are delegated to and conferred upon such officers by the laws of Ohio not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter and such other duties as may be assigned to either of them by the Mayor, or by ordinance. If the Mayor desires to do so, the Mayor may combine these two offices into one, and appoint, subject to confirmation by Council, a Safety-Service Director who shall have the above powers and duties. Any officer or officers appointed under this Section shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor, and the compensation shall be fixed by Council.

   In the event the Mayor does not make any such appointments, or in the event of a vacancy, the Mayor shall have and exercise the above powers and duties.

(Amended Nov. 6, 1990)

Section 13. Appointment of Other Officers.

   The Mayor shall have the power to appoint, subject to confirmation by Council, the following officers, to-wit:

   (a)   City Attorney.

   (b)   Chief of Police.

   (c)   Members of the Civil Service Commission.

   (d)   Members of the Board of Health.

   (e)   Members of the city planning and zoning boards, committees, or commissions as established by Council.

   (f)   Members of other boards, committees, and commissions, if any, established by Council.

   (g)   All other officers, superintendents and heads of administrative departments, whose positions may be created by Council, and for whose appointment no other provision is made. Unless otherwise provided by this Charter or by ordinance, all appointments made under this subdivision shall be at the pleasure of the Mayor.

   No person shall be appointed as a member of any board or commission created by this Charter or by ordinance unless notice of the vacancy to be filled was published at least thirty days prior to the submission of such appointment by the Mayor to Council. Except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Ohio or as needed to establish staggered terms. The term of office for members of all boards and commissions created by this Charter or by ordinance shall be three years, each commencing July 1, provided that a vacancy during the term of any member shall be filled for the unexpired term of such office. In the case of newly appointed boards or commissions or cases in which the staggering of appointments needs to be restored, the Mayor, with the concurrence of Council, may appoint terms shorter than three years.

(Amended November 2, 2021)