4.13. Adoption of Technical Codes by Reference.

   (A)   Council may, by ordinance or resolution, adopt technical codes for the purpose of drawing on the latest scientific and technological advances, including, but not limited to, construction standards, and such other matters as Council may determine to be appropriate for adoption by reference.

   (B)   An ordinance adopting any technical code shall make reference to the date and source of the technical code without reproducing it at length in the ordinance. In such cases, publication of the technical code shall not be required. A copy of each technical code and a copy of the adopting ordinance shall be authenticated and recorded by the Clerk of Council as provided in Sections 4.08 and 4.09 of this Charter. If the technical code is amended after its adoption by reference, Council may adopt the amendment or change by incorporation by reference under the same procedure established for the adoption of the original technical code.

4.14. Codification of Ordinances and Resolutions.

   Council shall provide for the preparation of a general codification, a recodification, a revision or a rearrangement of all City ordinances and resolutions which shall be adopted by Council by ordinance or resolution and shall be published in printed form, together with this Charter. A current service supplementing the City's codified ordinances and resolutions shall be maintained in the manner prescribed by Council.

4.15. Publication of Ordinances and Resolutions.

   (A)   Each ordinance and resolution passed by Council shall be published pursuant to the form determined by Council at least once in a newspaper determined by Council to be of circulation within the City of Newark. Failure to publish legislation as required by this section shall not invalidate the legislation, and in such event, the Clerk of Council may authorize the legislation to be published at a later date.

   (B)   The Clerk of Council shall make and retain a certificate as to the times and places by which the legislation is published. The certificate shall be prima facie evidence that the legislation was published as required by subsection (A). Failure to make or retain the certificate required by this section shall not invalidate any legislation.

ARTICLE V THE MAYOR

5.01. Election, Term and Qualifications.

   (A)   The person elected to the office of Mayor at the November, 1995, election under the general statutory plan of government for cities shall serve as the Mayor under this Charter, with all the powers, duties and functions of the Mayor as provided by this Charter until January 1, 2000. At the regular municipal election to be held in November, 1999, and every four years thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected from the City at large for a term of office of four years commencing on the first day of January next following his or her election.

   (B)   The Mayor shall be an elector of the City under the laws of the State of Ohio at the time of filing for office and during his or her term of office.

   (C)   The Mayor shall not hold any other public office which would be incompatible with the office of Mayor under the laws of Ohio, unless authorized by or under this Charter. The Mayor shall not receive any compensation, other than his or her regular compensation as Mayor and expenses in connection with the City business, for service rendered to the City.

5.02. Vacancy, Temporary Absence or Disability.

   (A)   In the event of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, the office shall be filled in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Ohio governing statutory plan cities.

   (B)   In the event of the temporary absence or disability of the Mayor, the duties of the Mayor shall be assumed in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Ohio governing statutory plan cities.