CHARTER

OF THE CITY OF NORTH COLLEGE HILL, OHIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREAMBLE

ARTICLE I NAME, BOUNDARIES AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT

   Section 1.01      Name and Boundaries

   Section 1.02      Form of Government

ARTICLE II CORPORATE POWERS/GENERAL POWERS

   Section 2.01      Powers Granted

   Section 2.02      Manner and Exercise of Powers

ARTICLE III COUNCIL

   Section 3.01      Number, Election, and Term of Office

   Section 3.02      Qualifications

   Section 3.03       Powers of Council

   Section 3.04       President Pro Tempore and Clerk of Council

   Section 3.05      Council Meetings (11-5-19)

   Section 3.06       Compensation and Expenses

   Section 3.07      Vacancies and Removal

ARTICLE IV MAYOR

   Section 4.01      Election and Term of Office

   Section 4.02      Qualifications

   Section 4.03      Powers of the Mayor

   Section 4.04      Vacancy

ARTICLE V PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL

   Section 5.01      Election and Term of Office

   Section 5.02      Qualifications

   Section 5.03      Powers of the President of Council

ARTICLE VI CITY ADMINISTRATOR

   Section 6.01      Appointment

   Section 6.02      Powers and Duties

   Section 6.03      Acting City Administrator

   Section 6.04      Council-City Administrator Relations

   Section 6.05      Purchases and Contracts

ARTICLE VII FINANCE MANAGER

   Section 7.01      Qualifications

   Section 7.02      Powers and Duties of Finance Manager

ARTICLE VIII LAW DIRECTOR

   Section 8.01      Election and Term of Office (11-2-10)

   Section 8.02      Qualifications (11-2-10)

   Section 8.03      Powers and Duties of Law Director

ARTICLE IX ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS

   Section 9.01      Action to be Taken by Ordinance or Resolution

   Section 9.02      Subject of Ordinance or Resolution

   Section 9.03      Majority Required

   Section 9.04      Procedure of Passage of Non-Emergency Resolutions

   Section 9.05      Second Reading, Third Reading and Final Adoption

   Section 9.06      Amendment of Ordinance or Resolution

   Section 9.07      Rules Suspension

   Section 9.08      Effective Date

   Section 9.09      Procedure of Passage of Emergency Ordinance or Resolution

   Section 9.10      Mayor’s Veto

ARTICLE X BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

   Section 10.01      Planning Commission

   Section 10.02      Civil Service Commission (11-2-10)

   Section 10.03      Recreation Commission

   Section 10.04      Board of Zoning Appeals

   Section 10.05      Records Commission

   Section 10.06      Earnings Tax Board of Appeals

   Section 10.07      Voting Requirements

ARTICLE XI INITIATIVES, REFERENDUM AND RECALL

   Section 11.01      Initiative and Referendum

ARTICLE XII FINANCE, TAXATION AND DEBT

   Section 12.01      General

ARTICLE XIII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

   Section 13.01      Nominations and Elections

   Section 13.02      Special Elections

   Section 13.03      Conduct of Elections

   Section 13.04      No Political Affiliation on Ballot (11-2-10)

   Section 13.05      Replacement of Candidate Unable to Complete Term (11-2-10)

   Section 13.06      Replacement’s Term if Original Candidate Serves Less Than One Year (11-2-10)

   Section 13.07      Replacement’s Term if Original Candidate Serves One Year or More (11-2-10)

   Section 13.08      Replacement by Council (11-2-10)

   Section 13.09      Term Limits (11-6-12)

ARTICLE XIV GENERAL PROVISIONS

   Section 14.01      Conflicts of Interest, Ethics, Campaign Financing

   Section 14.02      Succession

   Section 14.03      Effect of Charter on Existing Laws and Rights

   Section 14.04      Savings Clause, Separability, Effect of Partial Invalidity

   Section 14.05      Singular and Plural, Gender and Tense

   Section 14.06      Charter Review

   Section 14.07      Retirement System-Health District

   Section 14.08      Definitions

ARTICLE XV TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   Section 15.01      Existing Date of Charter

   Section 15.02      Effect of Charter on Existing Offices

   Section 15.03      Continuance of Present Employees

   Section 15.04      Abolition of the Offices of City Auditor and City Treasurer

CHARTER OF THE CITY OF

NORTH COLLEGE HILL, OHIO

PREAMBLE

We, the people of the City of North College Hill, Ohio, do adopt this Charter in order to give its residents and City officials the best tools to prepare our City for the future.