CHARTER OF THE CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN HILL

PREAMBLE

ARTICLE 1 NAME AND CHARACTER; GENERAL POWERS

Section 1.1   Name and Character

Section 1.2   Powers Granted; Exercise of Powers

ARTICLE 2 COUNCIL

Section 2.1   General Powers

Section 2.2   Election; Term

Section 2.3   Vacancies

Section 2.4   Meetings; Attendance; Voting

Section 2.5   Mayor

Section 2.6   Vice-Mayor

Section 2.7   Clerk

Section 2.8   Taxing Authority

Section 2.9   Annual Audits

ARTICLE 3 ORDINANCES AND OTHER MEASURES

Section 3.1   Passage of Ordinances and Other Measures

Section 3.2   Effective Date

Section 3.3   Publication

ARTICLE 4 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM

Section 4.1   Initiative and Referendum

Section 4.2   Petition

Section 4.3   Initiative

Section 4.4   Referendum

ARTICLE 5 NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

ARTICLE 6 CITY MANAGER

Section 6.1   Appointment and Removal

Section 6.2   Rights and Duties

Section 6.3   Budget

Section 6.4   Purchases

Section 6.5   Execution and Approval of Contracts

ARTICLE 7 VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 7.1   City Solicitor

Section 7.2   Comptroller

Section 7.3   Establishment and Discontinuance of Offices

Section 7.4   Compensation to Officers

Section 7.5   Effect of Charter on Statutory Offices

Section 7.6   Appointments and Removals of Village Employees

Section 7.7   Classification of Village Employees

ARTICLE 8 PLANNING COMMISSION

Section 8.1   Appointment; Term

Section 8.2   Powers and Duties

Section 8.3   Actions Certified to Council

Section 8.4   Appeals

ARTICLE 9 POLICE AND FIRE

ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1   Capital Improvement Reserve

Section 10.2   Fluoridation

Section 10.3   Force and Effect of Charter

THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN HILL STATE OF OHIO

PREAMBLE

We the people of the City of the Village of Indian Hill, Ohio, in order to continue to secure the benefits of municipal home rule authority and local self-government conferred by the Ohio Constitution, and in order to preserve the character of the City of the Village of Indian Hill, do adopt the following Charter for the government of the City of the Village of Indian Hill.

ARTICLE 1. NAME AND CHARACTER; GENERAL POWERS.