CHARTER

for the

CITY OF HARRISON

HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITOR’S NOTE: The current Harrison Charter was approved by the voters on November 7, 2000. Dates appearing in parentheses following section headings indicate those sections were subsequently amended, added or repealed on the date given.

PREAMBLE

ARTICLE I.       NAME, BOUNDARIES AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

Section    1.01       Name

       1.02       Boundaries

       1.03       Rules of Interpretation

ARTICLE II.    FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND POWERS

Section    2.01       Form

      2.02       Powers

      2.03       Exercise of Powers

ARTICLE III.    COUNCIL

Section    3.01       Election, Number and Term of Office

       3.02       Qualifications

       3.03       Powers of Council

       3.04       Organization

       3.05       Salaries

       3.06       Council Meetings

       3.07       Quorum

       3.08       Removal

       3.09       Investigations

       3.10       Vacancies in Council

ARTICLE IV.    MAYOR

Section    4.01       Election and Term of Office

       4.02       Qualifications

       4.03       Executive Powers

       4.04       Judicial Powers

       4.05       Absence or Vacancy in Office

       4.06       Removal

ARTICLE V.    ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND BUREAUS

Section    5.01       Creation of Departments, Boards, Commissions and Bureaus

       5.02       Department of Building

       5.03       Civil Service Commission

       5.04       Department of Finance

       5.05       Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services

       5.06       Income Tax Board of Review

       5.07       Income Tax Bureau

       5.08       Department of Law

       5.09       Parks and Recreation Commission

       5.10       Planning Commission

       5.11       Department of Police

       5.12       Department of Records

       5.13       Department of Public Works

       5.14       Board of Zoning Appeals

       5.15       Department of Zoning

ARTICLE VI.    CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Section    6.01       Civil Service

       6.02       State Statutes

ARTICLE VII.    LEGISLATION

Section    7.01       Ordinances and Resolutions

      7.02       Effective Date

      7.03       Publication

      7.04       Certification

ARTICLE VIII.    INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL

Section    8.01       Establishment

       8.02       The Petition

       8.03       Initiative

       8.04       Referendum

       8.05       Recall

ARTICLE IX.    FINANCES

Section    9.01       Taxes

       9.02       Extra Levy

       9.03       Transfers and Balances

       9.04       Payment of Claims

       9.05       Custody and Deposit of Funds

       9.06       Certification of Expenditures

       9.07       Public Bidding

       9.08       Other Taxes

ARTICLE X.    NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

Section    10.01       General

ARTICLE XI.    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section    11.01       Continuation of Ordinances and Resolutions

       11.02       Amendments

       11.03       Severability

       11.04       Implied Limitation

       11.05       Effective Date

       11.06       Charter Review Commission

       11.07       Oath of Office

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