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Articles XIV and XV – Repealed on August 2, 2022 (Ordinance 2022-08)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Article XVI – Repealed on November 8, 2022 (Ordinance 2022-24)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