CHARTER OF MENTOR, OHIO
 
   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appearing in parentheses following section headings indicate that those provisions were subsequently amended, added or repealed on the date given.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)