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Vacancies in the office of council member shall be filled within thirty days by vote of a majority of the remaining council members, by the selection of a person qualified as provided in Section 2.02
hereof. Such person so chosen shall serve until the next regular municipal election occurring not less than one hundred days after his selection. At such election a successor shall be elected to serve for the unexpired term, if any; if not, for a full term.
The members of the council shall receive a salary of $200.00 per year, payable quarterly. The council may, however, fix a different salary to be paid to their successors in office provided that no increase shall be paid unless the ordinance establishing it shall have been passed at least one hundred days before a regular municipal election, at which a majority of the council members are to be elected.
Among other powers the Council shall have authority to:
(1) Adopt ordinances and resolutions on any subject within the scope of its powers, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof;
(2) Establish the internal organization of the city administration, boards and commissions created by this Charter; set up such additional departments, boards or commissions as it may deem necessary and determine their powers and duties;
(3) Adopt and modify the master plan for the city and an official map of the city;
(4) Regulate the use of private real estate in the city by establishing zones, limiting the uses in each zone, and limiting the height of buildings and the intensity of land use;
(5) Adopt a subdivision platting ordinance and approve subdivision plats which conform thereto;
(6) Enact a comprehensive building code;
(7) Authorize the levy of taxes and the issuance of bonds as provided in this charter;
(8) Adopt an annual appropriation ordinance based on the annual budget, and delegate its enforcement to the city manager;
(9) Establish a volunteer firemen's relief and pension fund and make payments therefrom;
(10) Appoint and remove the city manager, establish his salary, and appoint an acting city manager when necessary to expedite public business;
(11) Inquire into the conduct of any city officer or employee in the performance of his public functions;
(12) Make investigations of any office, department or agency of the city;
(13) Grant public utility franchises by vote of five-sevenths (5/7) of council;
(14) Appoint and remove the members of the city planning commission, the zoning board of appeals and any other board or commission created by ordinance;
(15) Employ a Certified Public Accountant to audit the accounts of the city or any officer or department thereof, whenever such audit is deemed necessary; provided that a general audit of the city accounts shall be made at least annually;
(16) Issue subpoenas for witnesses and to require the production of books and papers which may be necessary in the conduct of any hearing or investigation.
(Amended 11-5-24)
(l) The council shall hold its first or organization meeting on the first day of December of each odd numbered year, or if such day falls on Sunday, then on the following day. At such meeting the newly elected members of council shall take the oath of office and the council shall proceed to elect a mayor, a vice-mayor and a clerk of council and may transact such other business as may come before it. Thereafter, regular meetings shall be held as prescribed in the council rules, but not less frequently than twice each month. Special meetings may be called as provided by the council rules. A majority of the members elected shall constitute a quorum at all meetings.
(2) All meetings of the council shall be open to the public; provided, however, that the council and other public bodies of the City may hold executive sessions in the manner and for the purposes set forth in the general law of the State of Ohio and as the same may from time to time be amended. (Amended 11-7-89)
The council shall select biennially from among its members one to serve as mayor for a term of two years and until his successor is chosen and qualified as such. The mayor shall preside at council meetings, when present, and shall have a vote on all matters which come before the council, but shall have no power of veto. He shall be the ceremonial head of the city, but shall exercise no administrative authority. He shall also perform the judicial duties imposed upon mayors by state law. The mayor shall be paid a salary of $800.00 per year so long as he continues to discharge judicial functions. If and when these are terminated he shall receive a salary of $400.00 per year. The council shall have the same authority to increase the salary of future mayors as they have to increase the salaries of their successors, as provided in Section 2.05.
The vice-mayor shall preside at council meetings in the absence of the mayor and in case of the disability of the mayor he shall perform the duties of mayor. He shall become mayor in case of a vacancy in that office. When the vice-mayor assumes the office of mayor, he shall receive the salary fixed for that office.
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