SECTION 3. EXECUTIVE POWERS.

   The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City, and shall maintain an office at the Cleveland Heights City Hall. The Mayor, together with a full-time qualified City Administrator, shall supervise the administration of the City’s affairs, and shall exercise control over all departments and divisions. The Mayor shall appoint, promote, transfer, reduce or remove all officers and employees of the City, except members of Council, judges, and any other persons whose terms of office are fixed by this Charter or law. The Mayor shall be the chief conservator of the peace within the City, shall serve as Director of Public Safety, and shall see that all laws and ordinances are enforced therein. The Mayor shall be responsible for the preparation and submission to the Council 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. The Mayor shall recommend to the Council such measures as the Mayor deems necessary or expedient. The Mayor shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of this City or its inhabitants in any franchise or contract to which the City is a party are faithfully kept and performed. 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. The Mayor shall have custody of the seal of the City and shall affix to it all of the above mentioned documents, but the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of any such document. The Mayor shall be recognized as the official and ceremonial head of the City government by all civil and governmental entities, and by the courts for the purpose of serving civil process.

   This section shall become effective January 1, 2022.

(Amended 11-5-19.)