All powers of the City permitted by this Revised Charter, the Constitution, and the laws of the State of Ohio, shall be vested in Council. Council shall provide for the exercise of all City powers and for the performance of all duties and obligations imposed on the City by law, through the adoption of legislation. Without limitation of the foregoing, Council shall have the power to:
(a) establish or authorize the number of positions in the various departments, divisions, offices, bureaus, boards, commissions and committees of the City and to adopt a wage, salary and benefit structure for all positions within the classified and unclassified service;
(b) create, combine, change and abolish departments, divisions, offices, bureaus, boards, commissions and committees not specifically created by this Revised Charter;
(c) provide for an independent audit of the accounts and records of the City, which may be in addition to audits by State offices and agencies as may be required under the laws of the State of Ohio; and
(d) conduct inquiries and investigations regarding the affairs of the City and the conduct of any City department, office or agency and for this purpose subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence.
(a) COMPOSITION.
Council shall be composed of seven members. Three shall be nominated and elected by the electors of the City at large and four shall be nominated and elected by the electors of each of the four Council wards, as provided in Article IX.
(b) ELIGIBILITY.
Any elector of the City who has lived in the City of Dublin, or any area annexed to the City of Dublin, for one year prior to filing a petition of candidacy, shall be eligible to hold the office of Council member. All Council members shall be residents of the City of Dublin during their entire term of office. Ward Council members shall also be residents of the ward which they represent at the time they file for office and during their entire term of office.
(c) NOMINATIONS.
Nominations for Council members shall be made by petition only and no primary shall be held. Nominating petitions shall be in the form determined by the election authorities of the State of Ohio.
(d) TERMS.
The terms of Council members shall be four years beginning on January 1 after their election.
(a) HOLDING OTHER OFFICE.
Except where authorized by the laws of the State of Ohio or legislation of the City, no Council member shall hold any other elected public office during the term for which the member was elected to Council. No Council member shall hold any other City office or employment with the City during the term for which the member was elected to Council. Except for boards, commissions and committees, no former Council member shall hold any compensated appointive office or employment with the City until one year after the expiration of the term for which the member was elected to Council. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit Council from selecting any current or former Council member to represent the City on the governing board of any intergovernmental agency or organization.
(b) CITY EMPLOYEES.
Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations under Section 3.01(d), Council or its members shall deal with City employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager solely through the City Manager. Neither Council nor any of its members shall in any manner direct or demand the hiring or termination of any City employee whom the City Manager is empowered to hire, but Council may express its views and fully and freely discuss with the City Manager anything pertaining to the hiring and termination of such employees.
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