The Mayor shall be elected at the regular Municipal election in the year 1951, and every fourth year thereafter, for a term of four years commencing on the first day of January next after such election. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be elected Mayor.
(Amended 11-7-89; 11-5-02.)
Every ordinance or resolution passed by the Council shall be attested by the Clerk of Council and promptly presented to the Mayor. If the Mayor approves such legislation, he/she shall sign it within five days after its passage or adoption by the Council; but if the Mayor does not approve it, he/she shall return it to the Clerk within said five-day period together with a written statement of his/her objections, which objections shall be entered in full by the Clerk in the Journal of the Council. The Mayor may approve or disapprove the whole or any item of an ordinance appropriating money, but otherwise his/her approval or disapproval shall be addressed to the entire ordinance or resolution. If the Mayor shall not sign or veto an ordinance or resolution within the period above specified, it shall take effect in the same manner as if he/she had signed it on the last day of said five-day period. Following the disapproval by the Mayor of an ordinance or resolution, or item thereof as herein provided, the Council may, but not later than at its next regular meeting, reconsider the legislation vetoed by the Mayor and if such legislation shall be then approved by the affirmative votes of at least five members of the Council, it shall become effective notwithstanding the veto of the Mayor. (Amended 11-5-02)
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City. He/she shall supervise the administration of the City's affairs and shall exercise control of all departments and divisions. He/she shall be the chief conservator of the peace within the City and shall see that all laws and ordinances are enforced therein. He/she shall be responsible for the preparation and submission of the annual estimate of receipts and expenditures, and of appropriation measures, and shall at all times keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City. He/she shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or its inhabitants in any franchise or contract to which the City is a party are faithfully kept and performed. Subject to the other provisions of this Charter and of the laws of Ohio, the Mayor shall have the power to appoint, promote, transfer, reduce or remove any officer or employee of the City except (a) those required by this Charter to be elected, or (b) those whose terms of office are fixed by this Charter, other than the Director of Law and the Director of Finance. The Mayor shall execute on behalf of the City all contracts, conveyances, evidences of indebtedness and all other instruments to which the City is a party. The Mayor shall have the custody of the seal of the City and may affix it to all the above-mentioned instruments, but the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of any such instrument. The Mayor shall be recognized as the official and ceremonial head of the City Government by the Governor for military purposes, and by the courts for the purpose of serving civil processes.
(Amended 11-5-02)
The Vice Mayor shall preside at the meetings of Council and perform such duties as presiding officer as may be imposed on him/her by Council, and as are provided for him/her by this Charter.
During any period when the Mayor shall be absent or inaccessible or unable for any cause to perform his/her duties, the Vice Mayor shall be the Acting Mayor and shall also continue as a Councilperson with all the powers and duties of a Councilperson. In case the office of Mayor shall become vacant, the Vice Mayor shall be the Acting Mayor and shall also continue as a Councilperson with all the powers and duties of a Councilperson for a period not to exceed forty-five days. During this forty-five-day period, all of Council, including the Vice Mayor, shall fill the vacancy with one of its members by a majority vote of all members of Council; and if the vacancy shall not be so filled within forty-five days, the Vice Mayor shall thereupon become Mayor on the forty-sixth day after the vacancy occurs and his/her office as Councilperson shall become vacant, and he/she shall serve as Mayor for the unexpired term or until the beginning of the term of a successor duly elected as hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the office of the Mayor shall become vacant at any time within forty-five days of the end of a term of Council, whether the ending term is that of Council-at-Large or Ward Council, the Vice Mayor shall continue to serve as Acting Mayor, as provided above until the end of that Council term and for an additional forty-five days in the new term, during which time Council shall fill the vacancy with one of its members as provided above. If at the end of such period of time, Council has failed to fill such vacancy, the Vice Mayor shall thereupon become Mayor and shall serve as provided above.
(Amended 11-7-89; 11-5-02.)
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