The Council shall have and possess:
(a) All of the legislative powers of the Municipality as are now or hereafter may be granted by the Constitution and laws of Ohio to legislative bodies of municipalities, and such other powers as may be granted by this Charter and as are now or may hereafter be granted by the laws of Ohio to Boards of Control, Municipal Tax Commissions, Recreation Boards, or any other municipal commission, board or body now or hereafter created by law, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of Ohio or this Charter;
(b) The power to create offices and departments of the Municipality as in this Charter provided, and such additional offices and departments as the Council by ordinance or resolution finds to be necessary, and the power to fix the duties, bonds and compensation for all department offices and officials;
(c) The power to approve and confirm or to disapprove and reject all appointments made by the Mayor to fill such offices and departments created under this Charter, or created by action of Council, or under the laws of Ohio now or hereafter in force, except appointments as provided under the provisions of Section 11 of this Article III;
(d) The power to fix the number of employees in the various departments of the City and to fix the rate of their compensation;
(e) The power to authorize all contracts and make the necessary appropriations therefor. No contract shall be made on behalf of the Municipality unless first authorized by Council, and no contract shall be binding upon the Municipality until it has first been authorized or approved and the necessary money has been lawfully appropriated therefor;
(f) The power to expel or remove:
(1) Any member of Council for gross misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in, or for disqualification from holding office, or for conviction while in office of a crime involving moral turpitude, or for violation of his/her oath of office, or for persistent failure to abide by the rules of Council, or for absence without justifiable excuse for three (3) consecutive regular meetings of Council.
(2) The Mayor for gross misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in, or for disqualification from holding office, or for conviction while in office of a crime involving moral turpitude, or for the violation of his/her oath of office. No such expulsion or removal shall take place except on concurrence of five (5) of the members of Council, nor until the accused officer shall have been notified in writing of the charge against him/her at least ten (10) days in advance of any hearing upon such charge, and until he/she or his/her counsel shall have been given the opportunity to appear before Council and be heard, present evidence and examine witnesses appearing in support of the charge.
(Amended 11-5-02)
(Amended 11-5-02)