A. Judicial.
The Mayor shall have all the judicial powers granted by the general laws of Ohio to Mayors of cities, unless and until other lawful provisions shall be made for the exercise of such powers.
B. Legislative.
The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Council but shall have no vote therein.
Every ordinance or resolution of the Council shall be presented to the Mayor for consideration before it goes into effect. The Mayor, if he or she approves it, shall sign it and file it with the Clerk. The Mayor may approve or disapprove the whole or any item of an ordinance appropriating money, but otherwise approval or disapproval shall be addressed to the entire ordinance or resolution. If the Mayor disapproves it or any item of it, it shall be filed with written notice of the disapproval, with the Clerk. Unless an ordinance or resolution is filed with the Clerk with written notice of disapproval, within five (5) days after its passage by the Council, it shall take effect as though the Mayor had signed it. When the Mayor has disapproved an ordinance or resolution or item of it, as herein provided, the Council may, at its next regular meeting thereafter, reconsider it and if upon such reconsideration the ordinance, resolution or item is approved by the votes of five (5) or more of the members of the Council, it shall take effect notwithstanding the disapproval of the Mayor. Ordinances and resolutions not subject to referendum shall take effect upon their signature by the Mayor, or the expiration of time within which they may be disapproved, or their passage after disapproval, as the case may be. Ordinances and resolutions subject to referendum shall not go into effect until thirty (30) days after their final passage.
C. Executive.
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City. He or she shall supervise the administration of the City’s affairs, and shall exercise control over all departments and divisions. He or she shall be the chief conservator of the peace within the City and shall see that all laws and ordinances are enforced therein. He or she shall be responsible for the preparation and submission of the annual estimate of receipts and expenditures, and appropriation measure, and shall at all times keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City. He or she shall recommend to the Council such measures as he or she deems necessary or expedient. He or she shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of this City or its inhabitants in any franchise or contract to which this City is a party are faithfully kept and performed.
The Mayor shall appoint, promote, transfer, reduce or remove, subject to the provisions of this Charter, all officers and employees of the City except those required by this Charter to be elected, and except those whose terms are fixed by this Charter, and except judges.
The Mayor shall execute on behalf of the City all contracts, conveyances, evidences of indebtedness and all other instruments to which the City is a party. He or she shall have the custody of the seal of the City and shall affix it to all of the above mentioned documents, but the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of any such document.
The Mayor shall be recognized as the official and ceremonial head of the City government, by the Governor for military purposes, and by the courts for the purpose of serving civil processes.
(Approved by voters 11-2-99.)