The Mayor-President of Council shall be elected from the Municipality at large. At the general election to be held in November, 1983 and each four (4) years, thereafter, the Mayor- President of Council shall be elected to a term of four (4) years, commencing on the first day of January next following such election and shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified. Prior to the Municipal general election to be held in November, 1983, the person holding the office of Mayor-President of Council shall be determined in accordance with the transitional provisions contained in Section 12.02 of this Charter. If for any reason the Mayor-President of Council shall fail to qualify for office within forty-five (45) days after January 1st of the year following his election, a vacancy shall be deemed to exist and such vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in Section 3.14 of this Charter.
The Mayor-President of Council shall preside at all meetings of the Council, but shall have no vote therein except in case of a tie vote. The Mayor-President of Council shall be considered to be a member of Council when he votes to break a tie as provided herein; otherwise, the Mayor- President of Council shall not be considered to be a member of Council for any purpose; specifically, he shall not be considered to be a member of Council for purposes of computing the necessary number of affirmative votes required for the passage of any Ordinance, Resolution, or other measure pursuant to any of the provisions of Article IV of this Charter.
The Mayor-President of Council shall be recognized as the official head of the Municipality for all ceremonial purposes; by the Governor of the State of Ohio for military purposes; and by the courts for the purpose of serving civil process.
The Mayor-President of Council shall have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases as may be provided for Mayors of statutory municipalities under the laws of the State of Ohio as now or hereafter enacted, provided, however, that the Mayor-President of Council shall not exercise said jurisdiction unless the same first be authorized by legislation enacted by the Council from time to time; and such authorization may be rescinded by the Council at any time by the passage of appropriate legislation.
When the Mayor-President of Council is absent or inaccessible, or is unable for any reason or cause to perform his duties, then the President Pro Tempore shall become the acting Mayor- President of Council, but shall not thereby cease to be a councilman; and the acting Mayor- President of Council shall retain the right to vote on any and all measures coming before the Council.
In the event that the office of the Mayor-President of Council shall become vacant for any reason, and the President Pro Tempore of Council shall thereupon become the acting Mayor- President of Council and shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term pursuant to Section 3.14(3) and (4) of this Charter, his office as President Pro Tempore of Council shall become vacant. When the President Pro Tempore of Council is absent or inaccessible, or for any other reason unable to perform his duties as acting Mayor-President of Council; then the Council, by a vote of the majority of the remaining members of the Council, shall designate one of its members to serve as acting Mayor-President of Council.
The Mayor-President of Council shall have no veto power over the actions of the Council.