The Municipality shall have all powers of local self-government now and hereafter granted to municipalities by the Constitution of Ohio and such further powers as are now or hereafter may be granted by the laws of Ohio. All such powers shall be exercised in the manner prescribed in this Charter, or, if not prescribed herein, in such lawful manner as the Council shall determine by ordinance or resolution. Enumeration of or reference to particular powers in this Charter shall not be construed to be exclusive.
It is the people’s intention that the Council, or an appropriately authorized board, commission, or officer may provide for the procedure and manner of exercise of any power granted to municipal corporations (including, but not limited to civil service, personnel, contracting, and other matters pertaining to finance, taxation, or debt) by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution, or in the case of boards, commissions, and administrative officers, by the adoption of administrative regulations. State laws shall be applicable to supplement this Charter only where this Charter or the municipality’s ordinances or resolutions or, in the case of boards, commissions, and administrative officers, by the adoption of administrative regulations make them applicable, or where it is necessary to apply the state laws in order to uphold or validate this Charter, the ordinances, resolutions, or administrative regulations of the Municipality, or the actions of the officers or employees of the municipality. Where this Charter is silent, then state law, if any, shall apply. Where this Charter or any ordinances or rule adopted pursuant to this Charter conflicts with any matter of state law, this Charter shall prevail.
(Amended 11-5-02)
(Amended 11-5-02)