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SECTION 5.01   ELECTION AND TERM.
   The person elected to the office of Mayor at the November 1965 municipal election under the statutory form of government shall serve as Mayor under this Charter for a term of two years. At the November 1967 municipal election and every four years thereafter the Mayor shall be elected from the City at large for a four year term. He shall assume office on the first Monday in December following his election, and he shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified. The salary of the Mayor for the two year term of office beginning January 3, 1966, shall be $12,500.00 per year, and thereafter the salary of the Mayor shall be established by the Council, subject to the limitation provided in Sec. 3.11 of this Charter.
(Amended 11-3-81)
(Editor’s Note: Because of the 2006 amendment to Charter Section 23.01 (Terms of Elected Officials), all references to the date an official takes office should be deemed to mean that the official shall take office on the first day of January following his/her election. See Section 23.01.)
SECTION 5.02   QUALIFICATIONS.
   The Mayor shall have been a resident of the City for at least one year prior to his election and shall be an elector of the City at the time of his election and during his term of office. The Mayor shall hold no other elective public office or employment with the City, except that of member of the county central committee of the political party of which he is a member or that of delegate to a state or national political party convention of the political party of which he is a member and as otherwise allowed by this Charter.
SECTION 5.03   JUDICIAL POWERS.
   The Mayor shall have all the judicial powers which are conferred upon Mayors by the laws of Ohio.
SECTION 5.04   POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MAYOR.
    The Mayor shall be the chief executive, administrative, and law enforcement officer of the City. He shall be responsible for the administration of all municipal affairs of all departments and divisions of the City as provided by this Charter, the ordinances of the City and the general laws of the state; except for the Council, the Clerk of Council, and the offices of City Finance Director and City Law Director. In addition to the foregoing, he shall have the following powers:
   1.   He shall appoint, subject to the provisions of this Charter, and may remove without cause, the Safety-Service Director, Administrative Legal Counsel, and the Director of Purchasing and Personnel when a Division of Purchasing and Personnel is created by ordinance of Council.
   2.   He shall have the right to attend Council meetings and to take part in discussions but may not vote.
   3.   He shall see that all laws, provisions of this Charter and ordinances of the Council, subject to enforcement by him or by officers subject to his direction and supervision, are faithfully executed.
   4.   He shall prepare and submit the annual budget and capital program to the Council.
   5.   He shall submit to the Council and make available to the public a complete report on the administrative activities of the City at the end of each fiscal year.
   6.   He shall make such other reports as the Council may require concerning the operations of City departments, offices, boards, commissions and agencies subject to his direction and supervision.
   7.   He shall keep the Council fully advised as to the present condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations to the Council concerning the affairs of the City as he deems desirable.
   8.   He shall require reports and information of subordinate officers and employees of the City as he deems necessary in the orderly operation of the City or when requested to do so by the Council or any board or commission of the City.
   9.   He shall be the contracting officer of the City and shall award and execute all contracts and agreements on behalf of the City in the manner and under the procedures required by this Charter, provided that:
      a.   When the expenditure of funds for the purchase of supplies or materials, or to provide labor for any work to be performed under a contract exceeds the amount specified by the laws of the State of Ohio for which such purchases or work may be accomplished without advertisement and competitive bidding, such expenditure shall first be authorized and directed by ordinance passed by the Council, and the Mayor shall make a written contract with the lowest and best bidder after advertisement in such a way, including, without limitation, electronically, as the Safety Service Director considers appropriate to sufficiently notify competing persons. Compensation of persons and employees; contracts with persons, firms or corporations for services requiring specialized skill, knowledge, or training; and expenditures required because of a real and present emergency arising in connection with the maintenance, operation or repair of municipal buildings, equipment and facilities, when authorized by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote of all members of the Council, need not be advertised and notices need not be published as provided hereinabove. Modifications and changes to contracts awarded under competitive bidding, and in excess of one thousand dollars, shall first be authorized by ordinance.
      b.   When the expenditure of money for contracts or orders does not exceed five thousand dollars, the Safety-Service Director shall act as purchasing agent and shall execute all such contracts and agreements on behalf of the City; however, when a Division of Purchasing and Personnel is created by ordinance of Council, the Director of Purchasing and Personnel shall act as purchasing agent and shall execute all such contracts and orders on behalf of the City when such contracts and orders do not exceed five thousand dollars.
      c.   The Mayor, Safety-Service Director, or Director of Purchasing and Personnel shall not willfully cause or allow any contract or order to be split or divided into separate orders or contracts in order to avoid the requirements of this subsection or the requirements of competitive bidding as provided by this Charter.
    10.   He shall execute on behalf of the City all contracts and agreements, except as otherwise hereinabove provided by paragraph (9) of this section, conveyances, evidences of indebtedness and other instruments to which the City is a party.
    11.   He shall affix to all official documents and instruments of the City the Mayor's seal which shall be the seal of the City, but the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of any such document or instrument.
    12.   He shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as are conferred or required by this Charter, by any ordinance or resolution of the Council, or by the laws of the State of Ohio.
(Amended 5-8-01; 11-6-12; 11-8-22)
SECTION 5.05   VETO POWER.
   Each resolution ordinance adopted by Council shall be attested by the President and the Clerk of Council, and the Clerk of Council shall promptly present it to the Mayor for his approval or disapproval.
   The Mayor may approve or disapprove the whole or any part of any resolution or ordinance appropriating money, but otherwise his approval or disapproval shall be addressed to the entire resolution or ordinance.
   If the Mayor approves such legislation, he shall sign it and file it with the Clerk of Council. If the Mayor disapproves such legislation, or any item of such legislation appropriating money, he shall file it, together with his objections, in writing, with the Clerk of Council. His objections shall be entered in full on the Journal of Council.
   Unless the resolution or ordinance is filed with the Clerk of Council with the Mayor's written notice of disapproval within ten days after presentation to the Mayor, it shall take effect as though the Mayor had signed it.
   Upon the Mayor's disapproval, as provided herein, the Council may, but not later than thirty days after the Mayor's written notice of disapproval of such legislation has been filed with the Clerk of Council, reconsider the legislation, and if upon such reconsideration, the legislation is approved by two-thirds or more of the members of the Council, it shall take effect notwithstanding the disapproval of the Mayor.
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