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Woodlawn, OH Code of Ordinances
VILLAGE OF WOODLAWN, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
CHARTER FOR VILLAGE OF WOODLAWN, OHIO
PART TWO: ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX: GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT: BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN: UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE: PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN: BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN: FIRE PREVENTION CODE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
COMPARATIVE TABLES
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Section 2.01 Number, Selection, Term
The legislative power of the Village shall be vested in the Council, which shall be a continuing body consisting of six Members at-large.
Members of Council shall serve four (4) year, at-large, staggered terms, where three (3) members shall be elected biennially beginning with the Council election to be held in November of 2017.
The term of office of each Member of Council shall begin on the first day of January next following such person's election. Council members shall serve such elected terms of four years or until the respective successors are chosen and qualified. Any vacancy on Council, whether by resignation or disqualification, shall be filled under the provisions of Section 2.13 of this Charter.
Section 2.02 Vice Mayor
At Council's Organizational Meeting, which shall be held on January 1st or as soon as practicable thereafter each year, the Council shall proceed to elect a Vice Mayor from its own number. The Vice Mayor shall serve until the Organizational Meeting is held the next January.
When the Mayor is absent from the Village or is unable, for any cause, to perform his/her duties, the Vice Mayor shall be the Acting-Mayor, and shall have the same powers and perform the same duties as the Mayor.
Section 2.03 Vacancy When Vice Mayor Becomes Mayor
When the Vice Mayor of the Council becomes the Mayor, the vacancy thus created shall be filled as provided in the Charter, and the Council shall elect another Vice Mayor from its own number, who shall have the same rights, powers and duties as his/her predecessor.
Section 2.04 Qualifications
Each Member of the Council shall have resided in the Village one year preceding his/her election and be an elector of the Village and shall continue to be an elector of the Village throughout the term of office. No Member of the Council shall hold any other public office, have a vested interest in any contract with the Village, or hold employment with the Village, except that such a Member may be a notary public, a member of the state militia, or a volunteer firefighter of the Village, provided that such Member shall not receive any compensation for his/her services as a volunteer firefighter in addition to his/her regular compensation as a Member of the Council. Any Member who ceases to possess any such qualifications or who moves from the Village shall forfeit his/her office.
Section 2.05 Compensation of Council
Ordinances presently enforcing and establishing salaries shall remain in effect for the Council. The compensation of a Council Member shall not be changed during the term for which such Council Member is elected or appointed. Council salaries shall be established by a majority of Council, to be effective at the beginning of the term of office of the next newly elected Council Members, and Council Members whose terms shall continue beyond the beginning of such new terms shall be entitled to vote on such compensation issues.
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