The Mayor shall be elected from the Municipality at large. Beginning with the general election of November, 2013, the Mayor will be elected to a term of 4 years and a maximum of 2 consecutive terms commencing on the 2nd day of January next following such election and shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. Any person having currently held any elected office for more than 6.5 years is not eligible for reelection for any elected office in the 2013 or 2015 General Election. The mayor will be eligible for election to any office after an intervening term. If for any reason the Mayor shall fail to qualify for office within forty-five (45) days, after January 1 of the year following the election, a vacancy shall be deemed to exist and such vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in Section 3.14
of this Charter. Subsequent to the November, 2013 general election, election of the Mayor shall occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered years beginning with the 2017 regular municipal election. The Mayor elected in 2013 and thereafter shall serve terms of four (4) years.
The Mayor shall be a member of the Council with the right to vote on all matters, except on the question of the removal of the Mayor or whether the Mayor's absence from his official duties shall be excused. The Mayor shall have every and all other rights, privileges, duties and obligations provided in this Charter for members of the Council in addition to the rights, privileges, duties and obligations provided hereinafter to the office of Mayor. The Mayor shall not serve as President of the Council and shall not have any veto power over the actions of the Council. The Mayor shall also be the ceremonial head of the Municipality; shall be recognized as head of the Municipality by the Governor for military purposes and by the Courts for the purpose of serving civil processes. The Mayor shall administer oaths, exercise all the judicial powers which are conferred upon Mayors by the laws of Ohio, and perform such other powers and duties as are elsewhere provided in this Charter or as provided by the Council. The Mayor shall not interfere with the powers and duties of the Manager in the supervision and conduct of the affairs of the administrative departments and divisions of the Municipality.
(Amended 11-8-88; 11-6-12; Case No. 15 CV 1322)