CHARTER OF THE CITY OF KIRTLAND, OHIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editor's notes:
(a) The Kirtland Charter was approved by the voters on November 3, 1970. Dates appearing in parentheses at the end of section headings indicate that the section was subsequently enacted, amended or repealed on the date given.
(b) Masculine pronouns have been changed to include feminine pronouns.
(Enacted 11-7-2000)
(c) In this charter the terms Municipality, City and City of Kirtland are one and the same.
(Enacted 11-7-2000)
(d) All references to day time limits in this Charter, unless otherwise specified, pertain to calendar days.
(Enacted 11-2-2010)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE
ARTICLE I - THE COUNCIL
Section 1. Number and Terms. (Amended 11-3-1981; 11-6-1990; 11-7-2000; 11-2-2010)
Section 2. Qualifications. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-6-1990; 11-7-2000; 11-2-2010)
Section 3. Organization. (Amended 11-3-1981; 11-6-1990; 11-2-2010)
Section 4. President of Council and President pro-tem. (Amended 11-4-1980)
Section 5. Removal. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-7-2000)
Section 6. Vacancies. (Amended 11-7-2000)
Section 7. Council Meetings. (Amended 11-6-1990; 11-7-2000; 11-2-2010)
Section 8. Powers and Duties. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-6-1990; 11-2-2010)
Section 9. Effective Date of Ordinances and Resolutions. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-7-2000; 11-2-2010)
Section 10. Employees of Council. (Amended 11-7-2000)
ARTICLE II - THE MAYOR
Section 1. Term of Office. (Amended 11-3-1981; 11-6-1990)
Section 2. Qualifications. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-6-1990; 11-7-2000; 11-2-2010)
Section 3. Removal. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-7-2000)
Section 4. Judicial Powers.
Section 5. Legislative Powers.
Section 6. Veto Powers. (Amended 11-2-2010)
Section 7. Executive Powers. (Amended 11-7-2000)
Section 8. Vacancy of Office. (Enacted 11-6-1990; Amended 11-7-2000; 11-2-2010)
ARTICLE II-A - APPOINTED ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
Section 1. General Provisions.
Section 2. Director of Public Safety.
Section 3. Director of Public Service. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-7-2000; 11-2-2010)
Section 4. Director of Finance. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-6-1990; 11-7-2000)
Section 5. Director of Law. (Amended 11-2-2010)
ARTICLE III - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Section 1. Procedure of Boards and Commissions. (Amended 11-7-2000)
Section 2. Municipal Planning and Zoning Commission. (Amended 11-3-1981; 11-6-1990; 11-7-2000)
Section 3. Board of Zoning Appeals. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-6-1990; 11-7-2000)
Section 4. Civil Service Commission. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-6-1990; 11-7-2000)
ARTICLE IV - ELECTIONS
Section 1. No Primary Election.
Section 2. Nominating Procedure. (Amended 11-7-2000)
Section 3. The Ballot.
ARTICLE V - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
Section 1. Initiative. (Amended 11-6-1990)
Section 2. Referendum.
Section 3. Recall. (Amended 11-6-1990)
Section 4. Petitions.
Section 5. Mandatory Zoning Referendum. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-6-1990)
ARTICLE VI - TAXATION
Section 1. Prohibition of Excessive Income Tax. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-7-2000; 11-6-2001)
ARTICLE VII - CHARTER AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Charter Amendment.
Section 2. Charter Review Committee. (Amended 11-2-2010)
Section 3. Corrections to Charter. (Amended 11-2-2010)
ARTICLE VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Effect of Partial Invalidity.
Section 2. Interpretation.
Section 3. Effective Date. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-6-1990)
ARTICLE IX - CITY POWERS
Section 1. Granting of Powers. (Amended 11-4-1980)
Section 2. Powers Not Limited by Charter. (Amended 11-4-1980)
Section 3. Applicability of State Law. (Amended 11-4-1980; 11-6-1990)