CHARTER

OF THE

VILLAGE OF KIRTLAND HILLS

   PREAMBLE

Art. I     The Municipality

         § 1.1   The Name

         § 1.2   Boundaries

Art. II     Powers of the Municipality

         § 2.1   Powers

         § 2.2   Manner of Exercise

Art. III     The Council

         § 3.1   Composition

         § 3.2   Term

         § 3.3   Qualifications

         § 3.4    Organization

         § 3.5    Council President and Vice President

         § 3.6   Qualifications and Removal

         § 3.7   Vacancies

         § 3.8   Council Meetings

         § 3.9   Powers and Duties

Art. IV     Legislation

         § 4.1   General Ordinances

         § 4.2   Zoning Ordinances

         § 4.3   Effective Date of Ordinances and Resolutions

Art. V     The Mayor

         § 5.1   The Office - Powers and Duties

         § 5.2    Term

         § 5.3   Qualifications

         § 5.4   Removal

         § 5.5   Absence

         § 5.6   Vacancy

Art. VI     The Clerk-Treasurer

         § 6.1   Appointment - Term

         § 6.2   Vacancies

         § 6.3   Duties

         § 6.4   Removal

Art. VII     Law Department

         § 7.1   Appointment - Term

Art. VIII     Police Department

         § 8.1   Composition

         § 8.2   Appointment - Removal

Art. IX     Boards and Commissions

         § 9.1   Planning and Zoning Commission

         § 9.11   Composition

         § 9.12   Duties and Responsibilities

         § 9.13   Vacancies

         § 9.2   Board of Zoning Appeals

         § 9.21   Composition

         § 9.22   Duties and Responsibilities

         § 9.23   Vacancies

         § 9.3   Architectural Board of Review

         § 9.31   Composition

         § 9.32   Vacancies

         § 9.33   Employment of Officers and Consultants

         § 9.34   Purposes of the Board

         § 9.35   Duties

         § 9.36   Finality of Decisions

Art. X     Fiscal Matters - Taxation

         § 10.1   Fiscal Year

         § 10.2   Limitation on Rate of Taxation

         § 10.3   Adoption of an Ordinance Creating a Capital Improvement Fund

         § 10.4    Transfers from Capital Improvement Fund to General Fund

Art. XI     Franchises

         § 11.1   Franchises

Art. XII     Nominations and Elections

         § 12.1   Time of Holding Elections

         § 12.2   Nominations and Procedures

Art. XIII     Initiative and Referendum

         § 13.1   Initiative and Referendum

Art. XIV     Amendments to Charter

         § 14.1   Amendments

Art. XV     Charter Review Commission

         § 15.1   Composition

         § 15.2   Duties and Responsibilities

Art. XVI     General Provisions

         § 16.1   Effective Date of Charter and Transition Provisions

         § 16.2   Continuance of Present Employees

         § 16.3   Effect of Charter on Existing Laws and Rights

CHARTER

of the

VILLAGE OF KIRTLAND HILLS, OHIO

PREAMBLE

   “We, the people of the Village of Kirtland Hills, State of Ohio, in order to secure for ourselves the benefits of municipal home rule and local self-government under the Constitution and laws of the State of Ohio, and to preserve, protect and perpetuate the scenic resources and ecology of Kirtland Hills giving the Village its distinctive rural character, do hereby adopt this Charter.”