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The Manager shall be the chief executive officer and the head of the administrative agencies of the Municipality. He shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of the affairs of the Municipality and, subject to the provisions of this Charter, he shall have power and be required to:
(a) Appoint and when necessary remove any of the appointive officers and employees of the municipality except as otherwise provided in the Charter;
(b) Prepare the budget estimates annually, submit them to Council, and administer the budget adopted annually;
(c) Prepare and submit to the Council and to the public annually, a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the Municipality for the preceding year;
(d) Keep the Council informed of the current financial condition and future needs of the Municipality;
(e) With consent of Council; delegate to subordinate officers and employees of the Municipality any duties conferred upon him by this Charter and by ordinance, and hold them responsible for their faithful discharge;
(f) Execute, on behalf of the Municipality, contracts for supplies and services as authorized by the Council;
(g) Perform such other duties, not inconsistent with this Charter as may be required by the Council;
(h) Enforce this Charter and all ordinances and resolutions of Council.
The Manager may designate, by a letter filed with the Clerk of Council, a qualified administrative officer of the Municipality to perform the powers, duties and functions of the Manager during the temporary absence or disability of the Manager. If the Manager fails to make such designation, the Council may, by the adoption of a motion by a majority vote of its members, appoint a qualified administrative officer of the Municipality to perform such powers, duties and functions during the temporary absence or disability of the Manager. In event of an emergency and the Manager has not filed a letter of designation, the Mayor shall make a temporary appointment of a qualified member of the staff to act as Manager, until the Council acts as required in this section.
There shall be a Department of Finance, a Department of Law, a Department of Service, and such other departments as may be established by ordinance, after consultation with the Manager. Each such department shall be headed by a Director, appointed by the Manager who shall be an officer of the municipality. Each Director shall have supervision and control over his department, subject to the direction of the Manager except as otherwise provided in this Charter. Two or more departments may be headed by the same person. The Manager may serve as director of one or more departments in addition to his duties as Manager, if approved by Council.
The Director of the Department of Law shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio. He/she shall perform such duties on a full-time or part-time basis, as may be assigned to the office of Director of Law by general law, as well as those imposed by the administrative code and this Charter. He/she need not be or become a resident of the Municipality. The Council may provide for assistants and special counsel to the Director of Law. All assistants shall be appointed by the Director of Law. The assistants shall be responsible to the Director of Law and, when authorized, may exercise all or any part of the powers, duties and functions granted to the Director of Law under this section. The Director of Law shall be appointed or removed by the Manager with the approval of Council. Special counsel may be employed by Council to perform powers, duties and functions authorized by and in the manner provided by Council.
The Director of Finance shall be the chief fiscal officer of the Municipality, and shall have the powers, and perform on a full or part-time basis, the duties and functions now or hereafter given to City Auditors and Treasurers under the general laws of Ohio to the extent those laws are not in conflict with this Charter. The Director of Finance shall be appointed or removed by the Manager with approval of Council. The Finance Director shall provide full and complete information concerning the financial affairs and status of the Municipality as requested by the Manager, Council or Mayor; and provide full and complete information and assistance concerning the finances or accounting systems or records of any office, department, division, bureau, board or commission of the Municipality as requested by the Manager.
There may be created a Department of Police by ordinance. Should such a Department be established, the Director shall be selected from qualified applicants.
The Director shall be appointed or removed by the Manager with the consent of Council. He/she shall have all the powers and duties conferred upon him/her by the laws of the State of Ohio and other ordinances not in conflict with this Charter.
There shall be a Planning Commission of five members. One shall be Mayor, one shall be a member of Council, elected by the Council, whose term on the Planning Commission shall expire at the next reorganization meeting of the Council. Three citizen members shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the Council, for four-year staggered terms, and shall serve without compensation. The Manager shall be an ex-officio member without a vote. The Planning Commission shall perform such duties as prescribed by this Charter, ordinances of the municipality or state law, and in addition shall serve as the platting commission of the municipality.
The Council, when it deems necessary, may appoint a Board of Zoning Appeals consisting of three electors of the Municipality to serve three-year staggered and overlapping terms of office. Of those first appointed, one shall serve one year, one shall serve two years, and one shall serve three years. Until Council establishes a Board of Zoning Appeals, the Planning Commission shall act as such, and shall, while so acting, be known as the Administrative Board for Planning and Zoning Appeals. When appointed, the Board shall establish its own rules of procedure and keep a record of its proceedings in all matters coming before it. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall have those powers, duties and functions as provided by this Charter and as provided by the ordinances and resolutions of the Municipality.