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All legislative action by Council shall be by ordinance or resolution introduced in written or printed form, except when otherwise required by the constitution or the laws of the State of Ohio. An affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of Council eligible to vote shall be required for passage or enactment of every ordinance or resolution.
The procedures for enacting ordinances or resolutions shall follow the laws of the State of Ohio, any additional stipulations as may be found elsewhere in this Charter, and any provisions adopted by a majority vote of Council, provided, however, that each ordinance or resolution shall be read by title only on three (3) different days unless three-fourths (3/4) of the members of Council eligible to vote, vote to dispense with the rule to read ordinances or resolutions on three (3) different days, and no other provisions of this Charter nor the general laws of Ohio shall impair or limit this rule. It shall be the expressed intent of this Section that all ordinances and resolutions shall be read by title only, unless there is necessity to read an ordinance or resolution fully and distinctly at least once at any time before passage, as determined by a majority of the members elected to Council.
In keeping with the aforesaid provision, regarding the reading of ordinances and resolutions by title only, the Clerk of Council shall provide, forty-eight (48) hours (two business days) prior to the Council meeting, the following:
1. Provide in a conspicuous place in or near the Council Chambers, a copy of all ordinances or resolutions to be read by title only, for inspection by the public.
2. Provide in a conspicuous place in or near the Council Chambers, a copy of the Council meeting agenda which shall contain a short synopsis, prepared by the Law Department, of each ordinance and resolution to be read by title only for inspection by the public.
Nothing in this section shall preclude any member of Council, the President of Council, or the Mayor of the City from introducing emergency legislation on the floor of the Council meeting. In addition, nothing shall preclude such an ordinance or resolution from being passed at said Council meeting; provided, however, that it shall be fully and distinctly read once and the rule of three readings shall have been dispensed with by a vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the members of Council eligible to vote.
No ordinance or resolution shall contain more than one subject, which subject shall be clearly expressed in 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 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 posted for a period of not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the taking effect thereof. Any emergency ordinance or resolution shall also be published or posted as aforesaid, but this requirement shall not postpone the immediate taking effect thereof as provided in Section 4.09 of this article. Council shall provide for not less than five (5) public posting boards, at least one (1) of which shall be at the City Hall.
(Amended November 8, 1983)
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 a majority of the front footage of property to be benefited and specially assessed therefor, and any emergency ordinance or resolution necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health or safety, shall take effect, unless a later date be specified therein, upon its approval by the Mayor, or upon its passage after veto by the Mayor, as the case may be.
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. Each emergency measure shall contain a statement of the necessity for such emergency action, and shall require the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of Council eligible to vote for its enactment. No action of Council authorizing the surrender or joint exercise of any of its powers, or in granting any franchise, or rezoning ordinance, or amendment or repeal of any zoning ordinance, shall be designated an emergency measure or enacted under a suspension of the rules.
The Council shall 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 (1) 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 modifications of contracts;
(c) The sale or disposal of municipal property;
(d) Such other general regulations as the Council may deem necessary.
(Amended November 2, 1976)
A Department of Law, a Department of Finance, an Office of Public Safety, a Department of Public Service, a Department of Administrative Services, and a Department of Parks and Recreation are hereby established. The Council shall by ordinance determine the organization and duties of each office, department, division, board and commission, and the duties of each officer and employee, except as otherwise provided by this Charter. The Council by ordinance may create, change, or abolish offices, departments, divisions, boards, commissions or agencies established by this Charter, but the Council shall not discontinue, or assign to any other office, department, division, board, commission or agency, any function or duty assigned by this Charter to a particular office, department, division, board or commission or agency.
(Amended November 7, 1989; November 6, 2001)
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