The County of Summit, as its limits now are, or hereafter may be, shall be a body politic and corporate by the name of County of Summit with all the rights granted by this Charter and by general law.
The County is responsible for the exercise within its boundaries of all powers vested in and the performance of all duties imposed upon counties and county officers by law. In addition, the County may exercise all powers specifically conferred by this Charter or incidental to powers specifically conferred by this Charter and all other powers which the Constitution and laws of Ohio now or hereafter grant to counties to exercise or do not prohibit counties from exercising, including the concurrent exercise by the County of all or any powers vested in municipalities by the Ohio Constitution or by general law.
All powers shall be exercised and enforced in the manner prescribed by this Charter, or, when not prescribed herein, in such manner as may be provided by ordinance or resolution of the County Council, and, when not prescribed by the Charter or amendments thereto or by ordinance or resolution, then such powers shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by general law.