A. Term:
The term of Mayor shall be for a period of four (4) years and he or she shall be elected by the City at large and shall serve not more than two (2) consecutive terms. The term of office presently being served by the Mayor does not count toward the limitation of two (2) consecutive terms, nor does this prohibition apply to the Mayor if he/she is serving an unexpired term. He or she, after serving two (2) consecutive elected terms, may not fill any vacancy in the office of Mayor for four (4) years. The Mayor is subject to the qualifications as set forth in Section 2 of this Article, and shall be subject to removal as enumerated in Sections 4 of this Article.
(Amended 11-4-14)
B. Duties:
The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Council but shall not vote therein, except in the case of a tie in which case the said Mayor may cast the vote to break the tie. The Mayor, however, may take part in all discussions coming before the Council.
Upon Council approving any legislation, the Mayor, if he or she disapproves of such shall file a veto of said legislation in writing within five days with the Clerk of Council. The veto shall be entered in full on the journal of Council.
Council may override said veto by a vote of at least five (5) members at its next regular meeting; and said legislation will take effect notwithstanding the disapproval of the Mayor.
The Mayor shall be recognized as the official head of the Municipality for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for all purposes of military law, and shall receive all legal documents.
The duties of the Mayor do not include administrative ones and are limited to those set forth above.
C. Absence:
When the Mayor is absent temporarily or is inaccessible or is unable for any cause or reason to perform his other duties, the Councilman-at-large shall serve as Mayor and perform all duties of the Mayor in addition to his or her own, except that he or she shall only have the Mayor's tie breaking vote in Council.
D. Vacancy:
In the event the office of the Mayor become vacant, the Councilman at Large shall become the Acting Mayor and remain in that position until filled in accordance with the election laws of the State of Ohio.
(Amended 11-3-87; 11-3-92; 11-4-14)