CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND
Editor’s note: The East Cleveland Charter was originally adopted on June 6, 1916, and became effective January 1, 1918. Dates appearing in parentheses following a section heading indicate that those provisions were subsequently adopted, amended or repealed or replaced on the date given.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Corporate Powers, Rights and Privileges
1 Name and powers
2 Enumerated powers not exclusive
The Commission
3 Powers (5-7-85)
4 Term of office (5-7-85)
5 Qualification of members (5-7-85)
6 Vacancies (5-7-85)
7 Salary (5-7-85)
8 President (5-7-85)
9 Appointees (5-7-85)
10 Time of meeting (5-7-85)
11 Penalty for absence (5-7-85)
12 Legislative procedure (5-7-85)
13 Ordinance enactment (5-7-85)
14 Emergency measures (5-7-85)
15 Record and publication (5-7-85)
16 Price and mode of publication (5-7-85)
17 Salaries and bonds (5-7-85)
18 General disqualifications (5-7-85)
The City Manager
19 Appointment (5-7-85)
20 Powers and duties
21 Vice-Manager (5-7-85)
Administrative Officers and Departments
22 Departments
23 Directors (7-31-12)
24 Mayor as acting department head
Municipal Court
25 (5-6-52)
26 (5-6-52)
27 (5-6-52)
Civil Service
28 The Civil Service Commission
29 Classification
30 Appointments and removals
30-A Residence requirements; officers and employees (11-5-96)
31 Relief of policemen and firemen
Elections
32 Time of holding elections (11-3-31)
33 Ballots (11-7-00)
33-A Voting machines (5-6-52)
34 Nomination by petition (5-7-85)
34-A Balloting for armed forces (11-7-00)
35 Acceptance (6-5-45)
36 Elections (11-7-00)
36-A Women's suffrage (11-7-00)
37 State law provisions (11-7-00)
The Initiative
38 Proposed petition
39 Time of filing
40 Petition for election
41 Time of holding election
42 Ballots
43 Duty of Director of Law (11 -7-00)
The Referendum
44 Petition for referendum
45 Proceedings thereunder
46 Legislation for improvements (11-7-00)
47 Initiated ordinances subject to referendum; conflict
The Recall
48 Application (11-7-00)
49 Recall procedure (11-7-00; 7-19-16)
50 How procured
51 Signatures, requirements of
52 Filing
53 Notice (11-8-77)
54 Recall election
55 Rotary ballots
56 Filling of vacancies
57 Counting the vote
58 Effect of resignations
59 Miscellaneous provisions
Appropriations
60 The estimate
61 Appropriation ordinance
61-F Limitation on rate of taxation (11-4-69)
62 Transfer of funds (4-29-24)
63 Unencumbered balances
64 Payment of claims
65 Certification of funds
66 Money in the funds
67 Financial reports
68 Sinking funds (4-29-24)
Improvements - Contracts
69 Limitation of assessments
70 Sewer, water and gas connections
71 Street sprinkling and cleaning sidewalks
72 Contracts (11-8-77)
73 Time of making contracts
74 Bids in excess of estimate
75 Contracts - when void
Franchises
76 Grants limited
77 Period of grants
78 Assignment
79 Extension by annexation
80 Consents
81 Regulations
82 Forfeitures
83 Paving and sprinkling
84 Accounts and reports
85 Grants not included
85-A City Planning Commission (11-7-72)
85-B Districting or zoning (11-7-72)
86 General provisions
Miscellaneous Provisions
87 General laws to apply (5-6-52)
88 Ordinances continued in force
89 Continuance of present officers
90 Continuance of contracts and vested rights
91 Investigation
92 Oath of office
93 Hours of labor
94 Amendments (11-7-72)
94-A Charter Review Commission (5-7-85)
95 Saving clause
96 When charter takes effect
Abolishment of the Commission and Office of City Manager
97 Abolishment of City Commission and office of City Manager (5-7-85)
The Council
98 The Council; powers; election and term of office (11-7-00)
99 Qualification of members (5-3-88)
100 Vacancy (5-7-85)
101 Salary (5-7-85)
102 Organization of Council (11-7-00)
103 Time of meetings; public meetings; exceptions (11-6-90)
104 Penalty for absence (5-7-85)
105 Legislative procedure (5-7-85)
106 Ordinance enactment (5-7-85)
107 Emergency measures (5-7-85)
108 Record and publication (11-7-00)
109 Price and mode of publication (5-7-85)
110 Salaries and bonds (5-7-85)
111 General disqualifications (5-7-85)
The Mayor
112 Mayor; qualifications and term of office (11-7-00)
113 Powers of the Mayor (11-7-00)
114 Vacancy (11-7-00)
Nominations and Elections
115 Nomination and election procedures (6-6-89; 11-6-90; 11-5-96; 11-5-02; 7-31-12; 7-19-16)
116 First election; recall (5-7-85)
Auditing Procedure
117 Auditing procedures (5-7-85)
Miscellaneous Provisions
118 Charter Review Commission (5-7-85)
119 Acting Mayor and Council; ordinances continued in force (5-7-85)
120 Repealed sections (5-7-85)
121 Savings clause (5-7-85)
122 Effective date of amendments (5-7-85)
123 Effective date of amendments (6-6-89)
Appendix A Repealed Charter Sections