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(a) The Civil Service Commission shall consist of three electors of the City, not holding other municipal office, to be appointed by the Mayor for a term of six years. The six-year terms of the members of the Civil Service Commission shall remain staggered so that the Mayor shall appoint one member to a six-year term every two years. A vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the Civil Service Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner authorized for an original appointment.
(b) The Civil Service Commission shall designate one of its members as the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission, and shall appoint a Secretary. The Secretary of the Civil Service Commission need not be a member of the Commission and may hold other municipal office or appointment.
(c) The Civil Service Commission shall provide by rule for the ascertainment of merit and fitness as the basis for appointment and promotion in the service of the City, and for appeals from the action of the Mayor in any case of transfer, reduction or removal, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. The action of the Commission on any such appeal shall be final except as otherwise provided by the laws of Ohio.
(d) Civil service examinations shall not be required for the appointment of any member of a board or commission, or any head of a department including the heads of the Police Department and the Fire Department, or any assistant to the Director of Law or to the Director of Finance, or any secretary to the Mayor or to the head of any department, or for appointment to any other office or position requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications. Any person who shall have served the City for at least one year next preceding the taking effect of this Charter may be retained in the same or any similar position without examination. Except as herein provided, the Civil Service Commission shall determine the practicability of competitive examinations for any nonelective office or job classification in the service of the City.
(Approved by voters 11-7-2000)
(a) The City Planning Commission shall consist of the Mayor, one member of the Council to be appointed by the Council, and three electors of the City, not holding other municipal office, to be appointed by the Mayor. The terms of the present members of the Planning Commission shall terminate on December 31, 1955, and their successors shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of six years except that, of the three appointed for the terms beginning January 1, 1956, one shall be appointed for a term of two years, one for a term of four years and one for a term of six years. A vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the City Planning Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner authorized for an original appointment.
(b) The City Planning Commission shall have such powers and duties as shall be conferred upon it by the Council concerning (a) the plan, design, location, removal, relocation and alteration of any buildings or structures owned by the public or located on public streets or public property; (b) the location, relocation, widening, extension and vacation of streets, parkways, playgrounds and other public places; (c) the approval of plats for the subdivision of land; and (d) the zoning of the City for any lawful purpose or purposes.
(a) The Grantwood Recreational Park is hereby defined as a tract of land on the north side of Aurora Road adjoining the Geauga County line, now consisting of approximately 367.67 acres, of which approximately 160 acres are presently developed as a golf course and the remainder of which is presently undeveloped.
(b) The Council shall, by Ordinance, establish a department or a division thereof, in accordance with Article VI, Section 6
, for the operation, maintenance, control and development of the Grantwood Recreational Park and the activities conducted in connection therewith. The Council may, by ordinance, create an Advisory Board to assist the City with any matter related to Grantwood Recreational Park.
(c) All revenue derived from the operation of the Grantwood Recreational Park shall be used exclusively for the daily operations of, the Grantwood Recreational Park. To the extent reasonable and practical, the golf course shall be operated so as to be financially self-sustaining. However, capital expenditures for projects or items with useful lives of five years or more and debt service payments for Grantwood Recreational Park may be made from other City funds established for those purposes.
(d) No part of the land of the Grantwood Recreational Park shall be leased, sold, transferred or exchanged without approval of the electors of the City; but this shall not prohibit the leasing of buildings or concessions for terms of less than two years to be operated within the Grantwood Recreational Park. The undeveloped area, exclusive of the golf course, shall be preserved in its natural state to the extent reasonable and practical, and the entire Park shall be used exclusively for recreational purposes.
(Approved by voters 11-7-1972; 5-8-2001; 11-4-2008)
Commencing January 1, 1972, there is established the position of City Engineer, who shall be the head of the Engineering Department. The City Engineer shall be appointed by the Mayor as provided in Article V, Section 5(c). The City Engineer shall serve the Mayor, the Council, the Administrative Departments and the City officials in connection with all civil engineering matters of the City. The City Engineer shall perform all duties now or hereafter imposed upon city engineers under the laws of Ohio, and such other duties as prescribed by ordinance of the Council. No person shall act as City Engineer unless duly registered as a professional engineer in civil engineering in the State of Ohio.
(Approved by voters 11-8-1988)
(a) Within five years after this section becomes effective, and at intervals of no more than five years thereafter, the Mayor, with the approval of Council, shall appoint a Charter Review Commission. The Charter Review Commission shall be composed of nine members, each of whom shall be an elector of the City. Seven members, one from each ward, shall be appointed to represent the ward in which each resides, and two members shall be appointed at-large to represent the City as a whole. Any vacancy on the Charter Review Commission shall be filled by the Mayor, with the approval of Council, with an individual who meets the qualifications contained herein.
(b) The Charter Review Commission shall review the City Charter and make recommendations to Council as to any amendments to the City Charter which it deems necessary and advisable.
(Approved by the voters 11-2-1971; 11-7-2000)
Commencing January 1, 1989, there is hereby established the position of Director of Planning and Community Development who shall be head of the Community Development Department. The Director of Planning and Community Development shall be appointed by the Mayor as provided in Article V, Section 5(c). The Director of Planning and Community Development shall serve the Mayor, the Council, the Planning Commission, and the Administrative Departments and City officials in connection with all planning and community development matters of the City. The Director of Planning and Community Development shall perform all duties now or hereafter imposed upon all Planning and Community Development Directors under the laws of Ohio and such other duties as prescribed by ordinance of the Council.
(Approved by voters 11-8-1988)
(a) On or before January of 2022 the Director of Planning and Community Development shall commence a comprehensive review of the recommendations, data, maps, charts, and other information contained in the most recently adopted City of Solon Master Plan and shall prepare recommended amendments and revisions to the Master Plan as necessary. In the course of reviewing the Master Plan, the Director of Planning and Community Development shall at a minimum address the Master Plan Components provided in Section 10 herein, and shall regularly meet with and seek input from the Master Plan Citizen’s Committee as provided in Section 10.C herein.
(c) The Director of Planning and Community Development, with the assistance of the Master Plan Citizen’s Committee, shall subsequently commence at least one comprehensive review of the City of Solon Master Plan, and amend and revise the plan as necessary in at least every ten (10) year period after January of 2022. The commencing of a review of the Master Plan occurring prior to the expiration of the required ten (10) year period shall occur at the discretion of the Director of Planning and Community Development and/or as directed by the Mayor.
(Approved by voters 11-8-2005; 11-3-2015; 11-2-2021)
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