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Council members shall be electors at the time of their election and shall be bona fide residents of the City for at least ninety days before their election and shall continue to reside within the City during their term of office. No Council member shall hold any other Municipal office or employment by the Municipality during the term for which he was elected to Council except as otherwise permitted in Section 4.06 of this Charter.
(Amended 11-2-99)
Members of Council shall be elected for four (4) year overlapping terms. The term of office for a Council member shall begin on the first regularly scheduled Council meeting in January following the regular Municipal election to be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd numbered years. In the event that following a Municipal election there is a contest or failure to qualify as to one or more of those elected to Council, the remaining members of Council duly elected and certified shall constitute the full legal Council until such time as the election question is resolved. A simple majority of the full legal Council shall constitute a quorum.
(Amended 11-4-86)
All legislative power of the Municipality shall be vested in the Council, subject to the terms of this Charter and the Constitution of the State of Ohio, except such legislative power as is reserved by the Constitution of Ohio to the electors relative to initiative and referendum, and as reserved to the electors by Article XIII of this Charter.
Council may do all things necessary and proper for carrying into execution all the powers vested in it by this Charter and the Constitution of the State of Ohio.
Council shall have the authority to change the names and/or titles of any departments, boards, and commissions designated in this Charter.
(Amended 11-3-81)
At the first regularly scheduled Council meeting in January following each Municipal election, the newly elected members of Council shall take the oath of office, the Council shall elect a Mayor and a Vice Mayor and the Council shall transact such other business as may come before it. Thereafter, regular meetings shall be held as prescribed by Council rules, but not less frequently than once a month. Within thirty (30) days of the initial meeting, Council shall adopt by resolution written rules to govern its proceedings for the coming two year period.
All Council meetings where a quorum is present and where official business is conducted, including special meetings of Council, shall be open to the public at all times except in cases where executive sessions are permitted.
Council may hold an executive session closed to the public only after a majority of a quorum of Council determines, by roll call vote, to hold such a session and only at a regular or special meeting for the sole purpose of the consideration of any of the following matters:
(1) To consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a City employee or official, or the investigation of charges or complaints against a City employee, official, licensee or regulated individual, unless the City employee, official, licensee or regulated individual requests a public hearing.
(2) To consider the purchase of property for City purposes, or for the sale of property at competitive bidding, if premature disclosure of information would give an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage to a person whose personal, private interest is adverse to the general public interest.
(3) Conferences with the Law Director or other legal counsel representing the Municipality regarding the discussion or deliberation of legal matters involving the Municipality.
(4) Preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with City employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment.
(5) Matters required to be kept confidential by federal law or rules or State statutes.
(6) Specialized details of security arrangements where disclosure of the matters discussed might reveal information that could be used for the purpose of committing, or avoiding prosecution for, a violation of the law.
(7) Any and all other matters for which public bodies may hold executive sessions under Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(Amended 11-5-91)
Special meetings of Council shall be held subject to the following provisions:
(a) A special meeting shall be held in the usual place designated for regular meetings and shall be governed by the same rules and procedures as regular meetings.
(b) A special meeting may be called upon written notice by the Mayor, by three (3) members of Council or by the City Manager.
(c) The notice shall state the time and purpose of the meeting and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to all Council members at least twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting.
(d) Council members may waive written notice of a special meeting. However, their signed waivers shall be part of the journal record of the meeting.
(e) Only the business stated in the notice may be transacted at the special meeting.
(f) Special meetings must be advertised by posting a notice of the meeting stating time and purpose of the meeting twenty-four (24) hours in advance of that meeting on at least three (3) public bulletin boards in the Municipality except in the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action. In the event of an emergency, the member or members calling the meeting shall notify the news media that have requested notification immediately of the time, place and purpose of the meeting.
(Amended 11-5-91)
The office of a Council member shall become vacant upon his death, resignation, forfeiture of his office or removal from office in any manner authorized by law or by this Charter or by Ordinance. Resignations must be made in writing and submitted to the Clerk for reading at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting and shall become effective upon the date set forth in the letter of resignation, but in no event shall the effective date of resignation be later than seven (7) days from the date of the reading of the letter of resignation. A Council member shall not be permitted to hold the office of Council member for one year after his resignation or for four years after his forfeiture of office or removal from office. (Amended 11-2-99)
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