CHARTER OF LEBANON, OHIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section

Preamble

Article I: Incorporation — Form of Government — Powers

   1.01     Incorporation

   1.02     Powers

   1.03     Manner of exercising powers

   1.04     Form of government

Article II: The Council

   2.01     Number, selection, term

   2.02     Qualifications

   2.03     Vacancies — filling of

   2.04     Beginning of term of office

   2.05     Salary

   2.06     Organization and meetings

   2.07     Mayor and Vice-Mayor

   2.08     Salary of Mayor

   2.09     Clerk of Council

   2.10     Rules and journal

   2.11     Powers of the Council

Article III: Ordinances and Resolutions

   3.01     Action of Council

   3.02     Enactment of ordinances

   3.03     Effective date

   3.04     Publication of ordinances

   3.05     Initiative and referendum

   3.06     Adoption of standard codes by reference

Article IV: Village Manager

   4.01     Appointment of Manager

   4.02     Manager's duties

   4.03     Absence or disability of Manager

   4.04     Removal of the Manager

   4.05     Relations between Council and Manager

Article V: Administrative Departments

   5.01     Creation of Departments

   5.02     Department heads

   5.03     Departmental divisions

   5.04     Administrative code

   5.05     Department of Law

   5.06     Department of Finance

   5.07     Department of Safety

   5.08     Department of Service

   5.09     Sale of municipally owned utility

Article VI: Taxation and Borrowing

   6.01     Levying taxes

   6.02     Submission of extra levy to vote

   6.03     Power to incur debt, issue bonds or notes

   6.04     Mortgage revenue bonds

   6.05     Special assessments

   6.06     Tax anticipation notes

   6.07     Emergency borrowing

   6.08     Procedure in bond issues

Article VII: Finance

   7.01     Annual tax budget

   7.02     Revision of tax budget

   7.03     Other procedures

   7.04     Fiscal year

Article VIII: Boards and Commissions

Civil Service Commission

   8.01     Civil Service

   8.02     The Civil Service Commission

   8.03     Rules and regulations

   8.04     Promotion

   8.05     Probation period

   8.06     Planning Commission

   8.07     Powers and duties

   8.08     Board of Zoning Appeals

   8.09     Powers and duties

   8.10     Recreation Board

   8.11     Other boards and commissions

   8.12     Manager — ex officio member

Article IX: Nominations and Elections

   9.01     Municipal elections

   9.02     Conduct of elections

   9.03     Nominations

   9.04     Ballots

   9.05     Election

   9.06     Recall

Article X: General Provisions

   10.01     Oath of office

   10.02     Official bonds

   10.03     Personal interest

   10.04     Removal from office: disqualification

   10.05     Amendments to the Charter

   10.06     Severability clause

Article XI: Transitional Provisions

   11.01     Fiscal succession

   11.02     Continuation of ordinances

   11.03     Continuation of officers

   11.04     Continuance of employees

   11.05     Transfer of records and property

   11.06     Continuance of contracts and public improvements

   11.07     Pending actions and proceedings

   11.08     When Charter takes effect