CHARTER
OF
SUNBURY, OHIO
OF
SUNBURY, OHIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE
ARTICLE I - NAME, BOUNDARIES, AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT
1.01 Name.
1.02 Boundaries.
1.03 Form of Government.
ARTICLE II - POWERS
2.01 General Powers Granted.
2.02 Exercise of Powers.
2.03 Construction of Powers.
2.04 Cooperative Authority.
ARTICLE III - COUNCIL
3.01 Powers of Council.
3.02 Composition, Term and Qualifications.
3.03 President of Council.
3.04 President Pro Tempore of Council.
3.05 Clerk of Council.
3.06 Council Meetings.
3.07 Council Organization and Rules.
3.08 Salaries of Elected Officials.
3.09 Council Vacancies.
3.10 Forfeiture of Office.
ARTICLE IV - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
4.01 Form of Action by Council.
4.02 Introduction of Ordinances and Resolutions.
4.03 Form of Ordinances and Resolutions.
4.04 Reading Ordinances and Resolutions.
4.05 Procedure for Consideration of Legislation.
4.06 Vote Required for Passage.
4.07 Effective Date of Legislation.
4.08 Emergency Ordinances.
4.09 Authentication of Legislation.
4.10 Recording and Certification of Legislation.
4.11 Amendment of Legislation.
4.12 Zoning Ordinances.
4.13 Adoption of Technical Codes.
4.14 Codification.
4.15 Publication of Legislation.
ARTICLE V - MAYOR
5.01 General Powers and Duties.
5.02 Term and Qualifications.
5.03 Acting Mayor.
5.04 Mayoral Vacancy.
ARTICLE VI - ADMINISTRATOR
6.01 General Powers and Duties.
6.02 Appointment, Qualifications, and Compensation.
6.03 Administration of Employees.
6.04 Acting Administrator.
6.05 Procedure for Removal of the Administrator.
ARTICLE VII - ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND PERSONNEL SYSTEMS
7.01 Departments.
7.02 Powers, Duties, and Functions.
7.03 Department Directors.
7.04 Director of Law.
7.05 Director of Finance.
7.06 Acting Department and Division Heads.
7.07 Contract Services.
7.08 Administrative Code.
7.09 Personnel Systems.
ARTICLE VIII - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
8.01 Creation of Boards and Commissions.
8.02 General Rules for Boards and Commissions.
8.03 Planning and Zoning Commission.
8.04 Board of Zoning Appeals.
8.05 Personnel Board of Appeals.
ARTICLE IX - FINANCE, TAXATION, AND CONTRACTING
9.01 General.
9.02 Contracting Powers and Procedures.
ARTICLE X - ELECTIONS, RECALL, INITIATIVE, AND REFERENDUM
10.01 Elections.
10.02 Recall .
10.03 Initiative and Referendum.
ARTICLE XI - GENERAL PROVISIONS
11.01 Conflicts of Interest, Ethics, and Campaign Financing.
11.02 Effect of Partial Invalidity.
11.03 Initiative and Referendum.
11.04 Definitions.
ARTICLE XII - CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
12.01 Composition and Term.
12.02 Duties.
ARTICLE XIII - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
13.01 Effective Date of Charter.
13.02 Succession.
13.03 Continuation of Ordinances, Resolutions, Codes, Rules, and Regulations.
13.04 Continuation of Employees.