ARTICLE IV: GENERAL PROVISIONS
4.01   REMOVAL OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
   Any officer, member of a board or commission, or employee of the City shall be subject to removal in such manner as is provided now or thereafter by this Charter, or in the general laws of Ohio. (Amended 11-5-85)
4.02   CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
   No officer, official, board or commission member or employee of the City of Kent, whether elected or appointed under the provision of the Charter, ordinances of the City of Kent, or the general laws of Ohio shall have any direct financial interest in any contract with the Municipality, any expenditure of money, or the sale of any real or personal property by the Municipality other than the fixed public compensation and reimbursable public expenses.
   No employee of the City shall be appointed to the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Assessment Equalization Board or Charter Review Commission during the term of his or her employment (Amended 11-3-2015).
4.03   EFFECT OF THIS CHARTER ON EXISTING LAW.
   All general laws of the State of Ohio applicable to municipal corporations now or hereafter enacted which are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter or with ordinances or resolutions hereafter enacted by Council under authority of this Charter shall be applicable to this City and all offices and departments; and nothing contained in this Charter shall be construed as limiting the power of Council to enact any ordinance or resolution not in conflict with the Constitutions of the United States or the State of Ohio or the express provisions of this Charter.
   All ordinances and resolutions, including zoning ordinances, in force at the effective date of this Charter and not inconsistent with the provisions thereof shall continue in full force and effect until amended or repealed by Council.
4.04   AMENDING THE CHARTER.
   The Charter may be amended as provided in Article XVIII, Section 9, of the Constitution of Ohio, by the submission of the proposed amendments to the electors of the City.
   If any such amendment is approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, it shall become a part of this Charter, except that if two or more inconsistent proposed amendments on the same subject shall be submitted at the same election, only the one of such amendments receiving the highest number of affirmative votes, not less than a majority, shall become a part of this Charter.
4.05   AMENDING THE CHARTER BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
   Initiative petitions for Charter changes may be circulated by any elector or electors of the City in accordance with the Constitution of Ohio and under the jurisdiction of the Ohio Revised Code. City Council shall not pass any ordinance or resolution to impair the circulation and submission to the voters of any initiative petitions for Charter changes. At least 10 percent of the qualified electors of the City registered to vote at the next preceding regular Municipal election must sign the initiative petitions for Charter change prior to submission to the Clerk of the City Council. City Council shall immediately follow procedures set forth in the Ohio Revised Code for placement on the ballot at the next regular or special election. (Added 11-7-95)
 
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