The Departments of Law, Finance, Public Service and Public Safety are hereby established by this Charter and Council shall provide by ordinance for the organization thereof.
The administrative activities of the City shall be carried out by the departments listed above and such other departments as may be created by ordinance after consultation with the City Manager.
At the head of each department there shall be a full-time or part-time director, except for the Departments of Public Service and Public Safety. The City Manager, with the approval of Council, shall appoint the directors of all departments other than the Directors of the Departments of Law and Finance, who shall be appointed by Council. Each director shall be an administrative officer of the City and have supervision and control of their department subject to the direction of the City Manager except the Departments of Law and Finance who are subject to the direction of Council. With the approval of Council, the City Manager may serve as the head of one or more such departments, except that the City Manager may not serve as Director of Law or Director of Finance. The City Manager may appoint one person as the head of two or more departments. Residency requirements shall be consistent with applicable laws of the State of Ohio as determined by Council at the time of appointment and thereafter. (Amended 11-04-2003; 11-06-2018)