The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City. He shall be the chief conservator of the peace and shall see that all laws and ordinances are enforced therein. He shall recommend to the Council such measures as he deems necessary or expedient. He shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or its inhabitants in any franchise or contract to which this City is a party are faithfully kept and performed. 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 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.
Except as may otherwise be provided by this Charter, or laws of the State of Ohio governing Civil Service, the Mayor shall have the power to appoint, promote, transfer, reduce or remove any officer or employee of the City, except
(a) those required by this Charter to be elected, and
(b) those whose terms of office may be fixed by this Charter.
All appointive officers may be removed by the Mayor, provided however, that such removal shall not take effect without the concurrence of two-thirds of the full membership of Council.
The Mayor or any person serving as an appointive officer shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, contract for, receive or be interested in any profit or emolument from or on account of any contract, job, work or service with, or for, the City. Any such contract in which the Mayor and/or any appointive officer is, or may become interested, may be declared void by Council. (Amended 11-3-20)