At its organizational meeting as provided for in Section 3 of this Article the Council shall elect one of its members as Mayor and may elect one of its members as Vice-Mayor, shall fix the terms of the Mayor and Vice-Mayor which shall not extend beyond the expiration of their respective terms of office or the next succeeding organizational meeting of the Council, whichever is earlier, and shall elect a Mayor and may elect a Vice-Mayor upon the expiration of such terms or a vacancy in such offices. The Mayor shall act as the ceremonial head of the government, shall be recognized as the official head of the Municipality for the purpose of serving civil process, and shall have all the judicial powers granted to a mayor of a municipal corporation by the laws of the State of Ohio. The Mayor shall have the power to vote but shall have no power of veto. The Vice-Mayor shall act as Mayor in the event the Mayor is absent from the Municipality or is unable for any cause to perform the Mayoral duties and said Vice-Mayor while acting as Mayor shall have and exercise the same powers and duties, including judicial, as herein granted to the Mayor. A person holding the position of Chair or Vice-Chair of Council, as provided in Section 4 of this Article, may also be elected as either Mayor or Vice-Mayor, as provided in this Section.
(Amended November 2, 2010)