The present Municipality, known as the Village of Greenhills, Ohio shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name of the Village of Greenhills, with the same boundaries, but with the powers and authority to change its boundaries and annex other territory contiguous thereto in the manner authorized by the laws of the State of Ohio. No territory shall be detached from the Municipality, nor shall the Municipality be annexed to any other Municipality without the consent of a majority of municipal electors voting on such question. Such question shall be submitted to the electors only at a general election in such manner as the Council shall by resolution or ordinance prescribe.
The Village of Greenhills shall have all the powers of local self-government and the benefits of municipal home rule that may now or hereafter be lawfully possessed or exercised by municipal corporations under the Constitution of the State of Ohio. All such powers shall be exercised in the manner prescribed in this Charter, or, to the extent that the manner is not prescribed herein, in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance or resolution of the Council. Any such ordinance or rule shall supersede and override state statutes.
The form of government provided in this Charter shall be known as the "Mayor-Council- Manager Plan". The powers of the municipal government shall be distributed among the Municipality, the electorate, the various elected and appointed officials, and the boards and commissions as provided under the provisions of this Charter.