Except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of the State of Ohio or this Charter, and among other powers, the Council shall have and possess:
(a) All of the legislative powers of the City now or hereafter granted by the Constitution and laws of the State of Ohio to legislative bodies of municipalities, and such other powers granted by this Charter and all powers now or hereafter granted by the laws of the State of Ohio to Boards of Control, Municipal Tax Commissions, Boards of Trustees of Public Affairs, Recreation Boards, or any other municipal commission, board or body now or hereafter created by law, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of the State of Ohio or this Charter. Any such Board, Commission, or Body heretofore created, authorized, appointed or existing shall be, and the same hereby is, abolished as of January 1, 1962;
(b) The power to create, combine or abolish offices, departments, divisions, boards or commissions of the City and the power to fix the qualifications, duties, bonds and compensation of all officers and members thereof;
(c) The power to approve and confirm or to disapprove and reject the appointment or removal by the Mayor of any appointive officer or head of a department or division of the City;
(d) The power to establish the number of employees in the various departments of the City and to determine the qualifications, duties, bonds and compensation of such employees;
(e) The power to determine the method of and procedure for making, awarding, advertising, modifying and enforcing contracts with the City and the method, procedure, time and manner of payment thereunder. No contract shall be made on behalf of the City unless authorized by the Council and no contract shall be binding upon the City unless it has been so authorized or approved and the necessary money has been lawfully appropriated therefor;
(f) The power to determine the method, manner, consideration and procedure for the purchase of property on behalf of the City and the sale or disposal thereof;
(g) The method, manner and procedure for making the following improvements and for levying and collecting assessments on property benefitted thereby:
(1) Construction, reconstruction or repair of sidewalks;
(2) Lighting, sprinkling, cleaning or oiling streets, highways, public places and public grounds;
(3) Cutting and disposal of weeds and abatement of nuisances on private property;
(4) Collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish and refuse;
(h) The power to expel or remove:
(1) Any member of Council for gross misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office, or for disqualification from holding office, or for conviction while in office of a crime involving moral turpitude, or for violation of his oath of office, or for persistent failure to abide by the rules of Council or for absence without justifiable excuse for three (3) consecutive regular meetings of Council;
(2) The Mayor or Clerk-Auditor for gross misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office or for disqualification from holding office, or for conviction while in office of a crime involving moral turpitude, or for the violation of his oath of office.
No such expulsion or removal shall take place except on concurrence of five (5) members of Council, not until the accused person shall have been notified in writing of the charge against him at least ten (10) days in advance of any hearing upon such charge, and until he or his counsel shall have been given the opportunity to appear before the Council and be heard, present evidence and examine witnesses appearing in support of the charge;
(i) The power to make such other general regulations as the Council may deem necessary in the public interest.