CHARTER
OF THE
CITY OF SOLON, OHIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editor’s note:

   The Solon Charter was originally adopted on November 2, 1954. Dates appearing in parentheses following a section heading indicate that the section was subsequently amended or added on the date given. Ordinance No. 2021-173, passed August 16, 2021, amended the Charter as it pertains to Article XIII, Section 7, Charter Technical Changes.

Preamble

ARTICLE I   Name

ARTICLE II   Boundaries

ARTICLE III   Powers

ARTICLE IV   The Council

   Section 1.   Composition and Term (11-8-1988; 11-8-2005)

   Section 1A.   Alterations in Ward Boundaries; Procedure (11-7-1967; 11-8-2005)

   Section 2.   Ward Boundaries (Repealed 11-7-2000)

   Section 3.   Powers of the Council

   Section 4.   Council Meetings

   Section 5.   General Ordinances (11-3-2015; 11-5-2019)

   Section 6.   Effective Date of Ordinances and Resolutions (11-8-1977; 11-6-2012; 11-5-2019)

   Section 7.   Vacancies in Council (11-8-1988; 11-7-1995; 11-7-00; 11-8-2005)

   Section 8.   Clerk and Other Employees

   Section 9.   Salaries and Bonds (11-8-1988)

   Section 10.   Salary or Compensation of the Mayor (11-5-2002)

ARTICLE V      The Mayor

   Section 1.   Term of Office of the Mayor (11-8-1988)

   Section 2.   Qualifications of the Mayor (11-8-1988)

   Section 3.   Legislative Powers of the Mayor (11-2-1971)

   Section 4.   Veto Powers of the Mayor (11-5-2019)

   Section 5.   Executive Powers of the Mayor (11-8-1988; 11-7-2000)

   Section 6.   The Vice-Mayor; Vacancy in Office of Mayor (11-8-1988; 11-7-1995; 11-7-2000)

ARTICLE VI   Administrative Departments and Commissions

   Section 1.   General Provisions

   Section 2.   Director of Law (11-8-1988; 11-2-2021)

   Section 3.   Director of Finance (11-8-1988; 11-7-2000; 11-8-2005)

   Section 4.   The Civil Service Commission (11-7-2000)

   Section 5.   The City Planning Commission

   Section 6.   Grantwood Recreational Park (11-7-1972; 5-8-2001; 11-4-2008)

   Section 7.   City Engineer (11-8-1988)

   Section 8.   Charter Review Commission (11-2-1971; 11-7-2000)

   Section 9.   City Planning and Development Director (11-8-1988)

   Section 10A.   Update of the City of Solon Master Plan/Master Plan Citizen’s Committee (11-8-2005; 11-3-2015; 11-2-2021)

   Section 10B.   Appointment, Composition, and Terms of the Master Plan Citizen’s Committee (11-8-2005; 11-3-2015; 11-2-2021)

   Section 10C.   Duties of the Master Plan Citizen’s Committee (11-8-2005; 11-3-2015)

   Section 10D.   Master Plan Review by the Planning Commission (11-8-2005; 11-3-2015)

   Section 10E.   Master Plan Review by City Council (11-8-2005)

ARTICLE VII   Salaries and Bonds (Repealed 11-8-1988)

ARTICLE VIII   Nominations and Elections

   Section 1.   Procedures (11-7-1972; 11-8-2005; 11-4-2008; 11-6-2012)

   Section 2.   Qualifications of Officers (11-8-1988; 11-7-2000)

ARTICLE IX   Referendum, Initiative and Recall (11-5-2019)

   Section 1.   Initiative and Referendum (11-8-1977; 5-3-1988; 11-5-2019)

   Section 2.   Recall (11-7-1995; 11-3-2015)

   Section 3.   Assistance From Law Director to Initiative, Referendum or Recall (11-2-1971; 11-8-2005)

ARTICLE X   Finances

ARTICLE XI   Franchises

ARTICLE XII   Amendments to Charter

ARTICLE XIII   Miscellaneous

   Section 1.   Effective Date of the Charter

   Section 2.   Effect of Partial Invalidity

   Section 3.   Effect on Existing Laws and Rights

   Section 4.   Interpretation of the Charter

   Section 5.   Open Meetings With Executive Session Authorization (11-7-2000)

   Section 6.   Words Held to be Inclusive (Repealed 5-3-2022)

   Section 7.   Charter Technical Changes (11-3-2015)

ARTICLE XIV   Voter Approval of Zoning Changes

   Section 1.   Zoning District Change (5-3-1988; 11-3-2015; 11-5-2019)

   Section 2.   Zoning Use Change (5-3-1988; 11-3-2015; 11-5-2019)

   Section 3.   Zoning Code Changes by Initiative Petition (11-5-2019)

   Section 4.   Zoning Changes to the Central Retail District (11-2-2021)