The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the Municipality. He or she shall supervise the administration of the Municipality's affairs and shall exercise control of all departments and divisions. He or she shall be the chief conservator of the peace within the territory of the Municipality, and shall see that all laws and ordinances are enforced therein.
Subject to the other provisions of this Charter, the Mayor shall have the power to appoint, promote or transfer any officer or employee of the Municipality except those required by this Charter to be elected by a vote of the people or appointed exclusively by the Council and except for the head of any department established by this Charter who shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the confirmation of the Council. Any officer or employee of the Municipality for whom provision is made herein for appointment by the Mayor, either with or without the confirmation of the Council, or who has been appointed by the Mayor, shall, subject to the other provisions of this Charter, serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and may be removed from office by the Mayor at any time without the approval of the Council, except those whose terms of office are fixed by this Charter, other than the head of the Law Department and the head of the Finance Department. The provisions of Title VII of the Revised Code of Ohio shall not govern the appointment, continuation in office or removal from office of the head of any department established by this Charter, and when this Municipality reaches city status under the laws of Ohio, the offices of Chief of the Police Department and Chief of the Fire Department shall not be included within the classified service and may be filled by the Mayor without any examination, subject to the confirmation of the Council, and they shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor under the terms and conditions stated above.
The Mayor shall also be responsible for the preparation and submission of the annual estimate of receipts and expenditures, and of appropriation measures, and shall at all times keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the Municipality. He or she shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the Municipality or its inhabitants in any franchise or contract to which the Municipality is a party are faithfully kept and performed.
The Mayor shall execute on behalf of the Municipality all contracts, conveyances, evidences of indebtedness and all other instruments to which the Municipality is a party. He or she shall have the custody of the seal of the Municipality and may affix it to all the above-mentioned instruments, but the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of any such instrument. The Mayor shall be recognized as the official and ceremonial head of the Government of the Municipality by the Governor for military purposes, and by the Courts for the purpose of serving civil processes.