(A) The person elected to the office of Mayor at the November 1999 election is hereby designated as the Mayor under this Charter for a term of office of four years, with all the powers, duties and functions provided by this Charter. At the regular municipal election to be held in 2003, and each four years thereafter a qualified person who has been an elector of the City or an area annexed to the City for at least two years prior to the time of filing for office shall be elected to the office of Mayor.
(B) The Mayor shall not hold any other public office or employment with the City during a term; except that the Mayor may hold an office in a political party, or be a delegate to a political party convention, serve as a notary public, serve as a member or officer in the military reserve or national guard, serve in any office, position or capacity to represent the City or to further intergovernmental cooperation, and may hold any office permitted by the Charter or the laws of Ohio.
(Amended by electorate on 8-4-20)