Except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of the State of Ohio or this Charter, and among other powers, the Council shall have and possess:
A. All of the legislative powers of the Municipality now or hereafter granted by the Constitution and laws of the State of Ohio and by this Charter;
B. The power to create, combine or abolish offices, departments, divisions, boards or commissions of the Municipality and the power to fix the qualifications, duties, bonds and compensation of all officers and members thereof;
C. The power to approve and confirm or to disapprove and reject the appointment or removal by the Mayor of any appointive officer or head of a department or division of the Municipality;
D. The power to determine the qualifications, duties, bonds and compensation of employees;
E. The power to determine the method of and procedure for making, awarding, advertising, modifying and enforcing contracts with the Municipality and the method, procedure, time and manner of payment thereunder. No contract shall be made on behalf of the Municipality unless authorized by the Council and no contract shall be binding upon the Municipality unless it has been so authorized or approved and the necessary money has been lawfully appropriated therefor;
F. The power to determine the method, manner, consideration and procedure for the purchase of property on behalf of the Municipality and the sale or disposal thereof;
G. The power to determine the method, manner and procedure for making public improvements and for levying and collecting assessments on property benefitted thereby;
H. The power to expel or remove:
(1) Any member of Council for gross misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office, or for disqualification from holding office, or for conviction while in office of a crime involving moral turpitude, or for violation of his 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, or Clerk of Council for gross misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office, or for disqualification from holding office, or for conviction while in office of a crime involving moral turpitude, or for the violation of his oath of office.
No such expulsion or removal shall take place except on concurrence of five (5) members of Council, nor until the accused person shall have been notified in writing of the charge against him at least ten (10) days in advance of any hearing upon such charge, and until he or his counsel shall have been given the opportunity to appear before the Council and be heard, present evidence and examine witnesses appearing in support of the charge;
I. The power to make such other general regulations as the Council may deem necessary in the public interest;
J. The power to provide for and to determine by ordinance or resolution, the matter of whether contracts shall be awarded pursuant to separate trades or whether a general contractor or some other method of contracting shall be utilized, which matter shall be determined by the Council either by a general ordinance or resolution or by a specific action with respect to particular projects taken by ordinance or resolution.
(Amended 11-3-98)