19.08 Relation of this Charter to State Law
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the electors of the City of Hamilton that the civil service provisions and all other provisions of this Revised Charter shall prevail over State laws in conflict or inconsistent therewith, except in matters in which, and to the extent that, the powers granted to municipal corporations by the Constitution of Ohio are subordinated by the terms of that Constitution to State law and no farther, and no State law shall derogate from or prevail over this Revised Charter or any provisions thereof, or over any ordinance or resolution of the City of Hamilton farther than is indispensably necessary in order to give effect to the Constitution of Ohio.