XENIA CITY CHARTER
Effective November 8, 2022
EFFECTIVE DATES:
Originally Adopted on August 30, 1917
Re-adopted in its entirety on November 3, 1998 (Ordinance 98-48)
Amendments:
   Article XVI – Enacted November 2, 2010 (Ordinance 2010-31)
   Section 8.05 – Enacted November 6, 2018 (Ordinance 2018-25)
   Articles V, VIII, and X – Enacted on May 3, 2022 (Ordinance 2021-27)
   Articles IV, IX, and XIII – Enacted on August 2, 2022 (Ordinance 2022-08)
   Articles XIV and XV – Repealed on August 2, 2022 (Ordinance 2022-08)
   Articles VI and VII – Enacted on November 8, 2022 (Ordinance 2022-24)
   Article XVI – Repealed on November 8, 2022 (Ordinance 2022-24)
   Articles I, II and III – Enacted on November 8, 2022 (Ordinance 2022-25)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I - NAME
   Section 1.01   Name
ARTICLE II - FORM OF GOVERNMENT
   Section 2.01   City Council – City Manager Plan
ARTICLE III - POWERS OF THE CITY
   Section 3.01   General Powers Granted
   Section 3.02   Exercise of Powers
   Section 3.03   Construction of Powers
   Section 3.04   Rights and Liability of the City; Limitations
ARTICLE IV - CITY COUNCIL
   Section 4.01   Powers of the Council
   Section 4.02   Composition, Qualifications, Election, and Terms
   Section 4.03   Mayor
   Section 4.04   Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Council
   Section 4.05   Compensation and Expenses
   Section 4.06   Vacancies
   Section 4.07   Removal from Office
   Section 4.08   Prohibitions and Restrictions
   Section 4.09   Inquiries
   Section 4.10   City Clerk
   Section 4.11   Council Meetings
ARTICLE V - LEGISLATION
   Section 5.01   Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
   Section 5.02   Ordinances in General
   Section 5.03   Emergency Ordinances
   Section 5.04   Emergency Ordinances for Appropriations
   Section 5.05   Resolutions
   Section 5.06   Procedural Motions
   Section 5.07   Authentication and Recording of Ordinances and Resolutions
   Section 5.08   Initiative and Referendum
   Section 5.09   Adoption of Technical Codes by Reference
   Section 5.10   Codification
ARTICLE VI - CITY MANAGEMENT
   Section 6.01   Appointed Officials
   Section 6.02   City Manager
   Section 6.03   Finance Director
   Section 6.04   Law Director
ARTICLE VII - ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
   Section 7.01   General Provisions
   Section 7.02   Appointment of Department and Division Heads
   Section 7.03   Administrative Code
   Section 7.04   Safety Services
ARTICLE VIII - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
   Section 8.01   Creation of Boards and Commissions
   Section 8.02   Boards and Commissions
   Section 8.03   Planning and Zoning Commission
   Section 8.04   Board of Zoning Appeals
   Section 8.05   Civil Service Commission
   Section 8.06   Charter Review Commission
ARTICLE IX - FINANCES
   Section 9.01   Fiscal Year
   Section 9.02   Uniform Tax Levy Law
   Section 9.03   Deposits and Investments
   Section 9.04   Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan
   Section 9.05   Annual Appropriation Ordinance
   Section 9.06   Appropriations and Expenditures
   Section 9.07   Payment of Claims
   Section 9.08   Contracting Procedures
   Section 9.09   Public Improvements by Force Account
   Section 9.10   Independent Audit
ARTICLE X – CIVIL SERVICE AND PERSONNEL
   Section 10.01   Civil Service
   Section 10.02   Classification of Civil Service
   Section 10.03   Civil Service Rules
   Section 10.04   Original Appointment
   Section 10.05   Promotions
   Section 10.06   Organizational Plan; Pay Plan; Fringe Benefits
   Section 10.07   Personnel Manual
ARTICLE XI - ELECTIONS
   Section 11.01   Rules for Elections
   Section 11.02   Petition for Place on Ballot
   Section 11.03   General Election Laws to Apply
   Section 11.04   General Initiative and Referendum Laws to Apply
   Section 11.05   General Recall Laws to Apply
ARTICLE XII - UTILITY REGULATION; FRANCHISES
   Section 12.01   Utility Regulation
   Section 12.02   Franchises
ARTICLE XIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS
   Section 13.01   Activities Prohibited; Penalties
   Section 13.02   Conflicts of Interest and Ethics
   Section 13.03   Open Meetings
   Section 13.04   Charter Amendments
   Section 13.05   Rules of Construction
   Section 13.06   Effect of Partial Invalidity