A. Actions of the Council. Formal actions of the City shall be by ordinance or resolution. Ordinances shall be used for the exercise of the legislative powers of the City granted by the Constitution of the State of Ohio or by the Ohio Revised Code, including enactments of the Council that set forth rules or regulations regarding the conduct of the City’s government and its citizens of a permanent or general nature and shall have the full force and effect of law. Resolutions shall be used for the exercise of the administrative powers of the City, including orders of the Council of a special, temporary, or less permanent nature or for other matters not required by this Charter to be done by ordinance. Procedural motions shall be used for procedural matters of the City, including the organization or conducting the business of the Council, for establishing or modifying the Rules of Council, and for appointments made by the Council to the various Boards, Commissions or Committees.
B. Action Requiring an Ordinance.
The following legislative actions of the City Council shall be by ordinance:
(1) Adopting or amending of an administrative code to establish, alter, or abolish any City department, office, board, commission, or other agency;
(2) Establishing any offense and the imposition or provision of imposition of any penalty for such offense;
(3) Levying of taxes, except when such action may be taken by resolution under the Ohio Revised Code;
(4) Granting, renewing, or extending a franchise;
(5) Regulating the rate charged for its services by a public utility;
(6) Authorizing the borrowing of money or appropriations for the expenditure of public funds;
(7) Authorizing the purchase, conveyance or lease of real property or any title or interest therein;
(8) Regulating land use and development;
(9) Exercise the police powers granted the City by Article XVIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio; or
(10) Amending or repealing any ordinance previously adopted.
C. Action Requiring a Resolution. Administrative actions, or other official actions of the City Council that are not required by this Charter to be taken by ordinance, may be taken by resolution.
D. Action Requiring a Procedural Motion. Actions by the City Council to conduct its own affairs in procedural matters, including its organization and elections under Section 4.04 of this Charter, establishing or modifying Rules of Council, and for appointments made by the Council may be made by procedural motion.