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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LIMA, OHIO
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LIMA, OHIO
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART EIGHTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
PART TWENTY - NUISANCE ABATEMENT
CHAPTER 246
Authorized Employment Positions
246.01   Civil service divided into unclassified and classified.
246.02   Positions and classifications.
246.03   Council.
246.04   Mayor.
246.05   Auditor.
246.06   Law Director.
246.07   Department of Administrative Coordination.
246.08   Finance Department.
246.09   Public Works Department.
246.10   Utilities Department.
246.11   Police Department.
246.12   Fire Department.
246.13   Department of Housing and Neighborhoods.
246.14   Human Resource Department.
246.15   Civil Service.
246.16   Part-time seasonal employees.
246.17   Municipal court judges.
246.18   Department of Communications.
246.19   Workforce and Small Business Development Department.
246.01   CIVIL SERVICE DIVIDED INTO UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASSIFIED.
   The civil service of the City is divided into the unclassified and classified service.
   (a)   The unclassified service shall include:
      (1)   All officers elected by the people.
      (2)   The members of all appointed boards, commissions and advisory boards.
      (3)   All heads of departments and deputies, with exception of Police and Fire Departments.
      (4)   The secretary to the Mayor.
      (5)   The Clerk, and any employees, of the Council.
      (6)   The employees of the Department of Law.
      (7)   Deputy City Auditors.
   (b)   The classified service shall comprise all other positions not specially listed in the unclassified service above.
   (c)   Any department head or deputy selected from the classified service shall be eligible, for a period of two years from the date of such selection, for reinstatement to the person's previous classified civil service position (or an equivalent position as determined by the Civil Service Board) if the position is open.
(Ord. 236-21. Passed 10-11-21.)
Cross reference:
   City Charter §89, amended 11-3-09
246.02   POSITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS.
   For the uses and purposes of this chapter, the positions and classifications hereinafter set forth are hereby authorized, created and established, and the incumbent of each such position and classification shall receive the salary, pay range, or compensation set opposite each position and classification, payable as determined by the City Auditor, except as may be otherwise provided herein, by other ordinances, by applicable collective bargaining agreement, by an appointing authority for unclassified employees not to exceed the amount authorized herein, or by the City Charter. No person shall be entitled to employment or compensation whose position is not set forth in this chapter or as permitted by other ordinance, by applicable collective bargaining agreement, or by the City Charter.
(Ord. 236-21. Passed 10-11-21.)
246.03   COUNCIL.
   All positions in this section are unclassified, as follows:
Authorized Number
Position Title/Class
Pay Range
Authorized Number
Position Title/Class
Pay Range
1
Council President
By Ordinance
1
First Ward Councilor
By Ordinance
1
Second Ward Councilor
By Ordinance
1
Third Ward Councilor
By Ordinance
1
Fourth Ward Councilor
By Ordinance
1
Fifth Ward Councilor
By Ordinance
1
Sixth Ward Councilor
By Ordinance
1
Seventh Ward Councilor
By Ordinance
1
Council Clerk
By Ordinance
1
Civil Service Board Director
Note: This is the same position as set forth in City Code 246.15
By Ordinance
1
Civil Service Board Secretary
Note: This is the same position as set forth in City Code 246.15
By Ordinance
 
Additional Note: If the same person holds both positions of Civil Service Board Secretary and Civil Service Board Director, the person shall receive pay only for one position, as established by Council Ordinance.
(Ord. 236-21. Passed 10-11-21; Ord. 221-23. Passed 10-9-23.)
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