(A) With respect to municipal functions not otherwise provided for under this Charter, the Council may, by ordinance, create, combine and abolish other administrative departments.
(B) There is hereby created the Office of City Administrator or Village Administrator, as applicable (hereinafter referred to as the “Administrator”). The Administrator shall be appointed by the Mayor pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Charter to serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and may be removed by the Mayor pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Charter without cause. The Administrator shall assist the Mayor in the day-to-day operation of Obetz and shall perform duties delegated to him or her by the Mayor, including but not limited to awarding contracts in an amount not exceeding twenty-four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($24,999). The Mayor may delegate, modify or revoke, the authority to supervise department and division heads to the Administrator. Until revoked, the delegation or modified delegation shall be effective, but may not exceed the current term of the Mayor or the period the person making the delegation or modified delegation holds the office of Mayor.
The Administrator shall, in all respects, be subject to the control, direction and supervision of the Mayor. The Administrator shall not hold any elected public office, except he or she may hold office in a political party or be a delegate to a political party convention, serve as a member or officer in the military reserve or National Guard, serve in any office, position or capacity to further intergovernmental cooperation, and may hold any office, other than Council Member, Director of Law or Director of Finance, as permitted by this Charter or the laws of Ohio. The Administrator may serve as a department head under this Charter.
(C) The heads of any other departments shall be appointed by the Mayor and may be removed without cause by the Mayor and the Council pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Charter.