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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)
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)
The Mayor, with the concurrence of Council, may at any time remove the City Attorney. The Mayor, with the concurrence of council, may at any time remove any officer, member of any board or commission so appointed under authority of paragraphs (c), (d), (e), or (f) of Section 13 hereof, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, having first given such official a copy of the charges and an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel in the official's own defense, before Council, and such removal shall be final.
(Amended November 2, 2021)
The Mayor may, without notice, appoint one or more persons to examine into the affairs and condition of any department or the conduct of any officer or employee of the City, and any such person or persons in conducting said examination shall have the same power to compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of books, papers, records, and other evidence, and to cause witnesses to be punished for contempt.
(Amended Nov. 6, 1990)
If the Mayor dies, resigns or moves from the City, during the term of office, the President of Council shall be the Acting Mayor until the vacancy is filled by the election of a Mayor by a majority vote of Council.
If the Mayor-elect shall die or move from the City before assuming office, the Council shall, at its first meeting in the following January, elect a Mayor.
The person so elected in either of the above contingencies shall possess all the qualifications required of a Mayor by this Charter and may serve until the first of January following the next regular Municipal election, at which election, a Mayor shall be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term, or for a four-year term, as the case may be.
If the Mayor shall become unable to perform the duties of office, the duties of Mayor shall be performed by the President of Council under the title of Acting Mayor, until the Mayor becomes able to perform said duties. If the President of Council, while performing the duties of Acting Mayor becomes unable to perform such duties, the duties of Mayor shall be performed by a member of Council elected Acting Mayor for such period by a majority vote of Council.
(Amended Nov. 8, 2011)
The Mayor, the City Attorney and the Auditor shall be entitled to seats in Council. The Mayor shall have the right to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before Council, and the City Attorney and the Auditor shall be entitled to take part in all discussion in Council relating to their respective departments, but neither the Mayor, City Attorney nor Auditor shall have any vote in Council.
(Amended Nov. 6, 1990)