EDITOR’S NOTE: The Charter of the City of Mentor was approved by the voters on October 4, 1960. Dates appearing in parentheses following section headings indicate that those provisions were subsequently amended, added or repealed on the date given.
CONTENTS
ARTICLE I. NAME AND BOUNDARIES
SECTION 1.01 Name and boundaries
ARTICLE II. FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND POWERS
SECTION 2.01 Form of government
SECTION 2.02 Powers (11-4-08)
ARTICLE III. THE COUNCIL
SECTION 3.01 Composition, terms and wards (11-3-98)
SECTION 3.02 Meetings (11-7-00)
SECTION 3.03 President of Council (11-4-08)
SECTION 3.04 Vice President of Council (11-4-08)
SECTION 3.05 Clerk of Council
SECTION 3.06 Powers
SECTION 3.07 Journal
SECTION 3.08 Quorum and procedure
SECTION 3.09 Ordinances and resolutions (2-1-77; 11-2-93; 11-5-96; 11-4-97; 11-3-20)
SECTION 3.10 Emergency ordinances and resolutions
SECTION 3.11 Salaries and compensation
SECTION 3.12 Vacancies (11-6-79)
SECTION 3.13 Council relations with manager
SECTION 3.14 Removal
SECTION 3.15 Departments
SECTION 3.16 Administrative code
ARTICLE IV. MANAGER
SECTION 4.01 Appointment, removal and qualifications (11-4-08)
SECTION 4.02 Powers and duties
SECTION 4.03 Absence, disability or other vacancy in office (11-4-08)
ARTICLE V. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND LAW DIRECTOR
SECTION 5.01 Departments (11-6-79)
SECTION 5.02 Department of Safety (11-6-79)
SECTION 5.03 Department of Public Works (11-6-79)
SECTION 5.04 Department of Finance
SECTION 5.05 Law Director (11-8-66)
ARTICLE VI. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
SECTION 6.01 Municipal Planning Commission (11-2-71)
SECTION 6.02 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals (11-2-71)
SECTION 6.03 Civil Service Commission
SECTION 6.04 Tree Commission
SECTION 6.05 Procedure of Boards and Commissions (11-8-66)
ARTICLE VII. FINANCE
SECTION 7.01 Fiscal year
SECTION 7.02 Budget
SECTION 7.03 Contracts and purchases (11-3-98)
SECTION 7.04 Limitation on rate of taxation
ARTICLE VIII. NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
SECTION 8.01 Nominations
SECTION 8.02 Ballots
SECTION 8.03 Elections
SECTION 8.04 Qualifications
SECTION 8.05 Oath of office
SECTION 8.06 Official bonds
SECTION 8.07 Personal interest (11-4-69)
SECTION 8.08 Personal interest (Boards, Commissions, Committees) (11-4-69)
ARTICLE IX. INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
SECTION 9.01 Initiative and referendum
SECTION 9.02 Recall
ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
SECTION 10.01 Methods and procedures
ARTICLE XI. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 11.01 Effective date of Charter
SECTION 11.02 Effect of partial invalidity
SECTION 11.03 Effect of the Charter upon existing laws and rights
ARTICLE XIl. CHARTER REVIEW
SECTION 12.01 Charter Review Committee (11-4-08)
SECTION 12.02 Appointments to Committee (11-4-08)