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The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive of the City. The Mayor shall be elected at the regular municipal election in the year 1989, and every fourth year thereafter, for a term of four (4) years. His term shall commence and he shall assume office on the first day of January following such election and shall serve until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. He may be a candidate to succeed himself.
(Amended November 7, 1989)
During any period when the Mayor shall be absent or inaccessible or unable for any cause to perform his duties, the President of Council shall be Acting Mayor and shall also continue as President of Council with all the powers and duties of that position. Whenever the Mayor shall be out of State, he shall notify the President of Council in writing. In the event the President of Council shall be absent or inaccessible or, for any reason, be unable to perform his duties as Acting Mayor, the President Pro Tem of the Council shall become the Acting Mayor with all the powers and duties of the Mayor, and he shall not thereby cease to be a member of Council. Whenever the President of Council shall be out of State, he shall notify the President Prom Tem of Council in writing.
(Amended November 6, 2001)
(a) Executive. The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City. He shall supervise the administration of the City's affairs, and shall exercise control over all offices, departments and divisions. He shall be the chief conservator of the peace within the City and shall see that all laws and ordinances are enforced therein. He shall be responsible for the preparation and submission of the annual estimate of receipts and expenditures, and appropriation measures, and shall at all times keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City. He shall recommend to the Council such measures as he deems necessary or expedient. He shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of this City or its inhabitants in any franchise or contract to which this City is a party are faithfully kept and performed.
Subject to provisions of the civil service regulations and the provisions of this Charter, the Mayor shall have the power to appoint, promote, discipline, transfer, reduce or remove any employee of the City except:
(1) Those required by this Charter to be elected;
(2) Those whose terms of office may be fixed by this Charter; and
(3) The Departments of Law and Finance.
The Director of Public Safety, the Director of Public Service and all appointed officers, and members of all commissions, shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor, with the exception of the Parks and Recreation Commission upon City Council appointment per City Charter Section 11.05.
The Mayor shall review annually the wages of all City employees and appointed officers of the City and submit his recommendation to Council.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Charter, the Mayor shall execute on behalf of the City all contracts, conveyances, evidences of indebtedness, and all other instruments to which the City is a party. He shall have custody of the seal of the City and may affix it to all of said instruments, but the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of any such instrument. The Mayor shall be recognized as the official and ceremonial head of the City government by the Governor for military purposes and by the courts for the purpose of serving civil processes. The Mayor shall have his office at the City Hall.
(Amended November 6, 2001)
(b) Legislative. The Mayor shall be entitled to a seat in Council but shall have no vote therein. He shall have the right to recommend and introduce legislation and to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before Council.
Every ordinance passed or resolution adopted shall be signed by the President of Council or other presiding officer and presented promptly to the Mayor by the Clerk of Council. If the Mayor approves such ordinance or resolution he shall sign and return it to the Clerk of Council within ten (10) days after its passage or adoption by Council, but if he does not approve it, he shall deliver it, within ten (10) days, together with his written objections thereto, to the Clerk of Council who shall forthwith return it to Council. The Mayor's objections shall be read at the next Council meeting and be entered in full on the journal of Council. The Mayor may approve or disapprove the whole or any section of an ordinance or resolution. When the Mayor disapproves any section of an ordinance or a resolution, it will not affect the remaining sections of such ordinance or resolution, but otherwise his approval or disapproval shall be addressed to the entire ordinance or resolution.
If the Mayor does not return an ordinance or resolution within the time limit provided in this section, it shall take effect in the same manner as if he had signed it. When the Mayor disapproves an ordinance or resolution, or any part thereof, and returns it to the Council with his objections, Council shall, but not later than its next regular meeting, reconsider it and, if such ordinance, resolution or section, upon reconsideration is approved by the vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all members of Council, it shall become effective notwithstanding the veto of the Mayor.
(c) Judicial. The Mayor shall have all the judicial powers granted by the general laws of Ohio to mayors of cities, unless and until other lawful provisions shall be made for the exercise of such powers.
(a) All legislative powers of the City, except as otherwise provided by this Charter and by the Constitution and general laws of the State of Ohio, shall be vested in a Council of eight (8) members, four (4) of whom shall be elected from the several wards, three (3) of whom shall be elected at large, and one (1) of whom shall be elected at large as President of the Council.
(b) All Councilmen shall be elected for a term of two (2) years at the regular municipal election in the year 2001, and every two (2) years thereafter. All members of Council, including the President of Council, shall take office on the first day of January next following their election, and shall continue to serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
(Amended May 7, 1968; November 7, 2000)
It shall be the duty of the President of Council to preside at all meetings of Council, appoint various Council Committees, and perform such other duties as may be imposed by Council upon its presiding officer and such other duties as are imposed upon him by this Charter, coordinating the work of the various committees appointed by him. The President of Council shall have the right to vote on all ordinances, resolutions, or motions coming before the Council only in the event of a tie vote.
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