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There shall be a Clerk of Council, selected by a vote of a majority of the members of Council, from outside its membership, to serve until a successor is chosen and enters upon the duties of this office. The Clerk of Council shall serve at the pleasure of the Council and may be removed at any time, without cause, by a majority vote of the members of the Council. The Clerk shall give notice of Council meetings and all other meetings as required by the general laws of Ohio, keep the journal, advertise public hearings, record in a separate book all ordinances and resolutions approved by Council and see that enactments are published as required by this Charter. The Clerk shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by this Charter, or by ordinance or resolution of the Council.
The Clerk may be appointed to serve full or part time and shall receive a salary for services as such, as established by ordinance or resolution.
(a) Meetings. The Council shall meet regularly at least twice in every month at such times and places as the Council may prescribe by rule. Special meetings may be held on the call of two (2) or more members. All meetings where official business is consummated shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by the general laws of Ohio.
(b) Rules and Journal. The Council shall adopt and may amend its own rules and order of business, in conformity with this Charter, and shall provide for keeping of the Journal of its proceedings. This Journal shall be a public record.
(c) Voting. Except on procedural motions, voting shall be by roll call and shall be recorded in the Journal. Four (4) members of the Council shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and subject to the penalties prescribed by the rules of Council. No action of the Council, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of four (4) members of Council.
During those years in which the State of Ohio shall make an audit of the affairs of the Municipality, such audit may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this section. In any other years, Council may, when it deems it advisable, provide for an annual audit by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants.