[R.O. 2011 § 115.210; R.O. 2009
§ 31.40; CC 1981 § 2-131; Ord.
No. 86-2, 1-7-1986]
At the general City election to be
held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April every four
(4) years, the qualified voters of the City shall elect some suitable
person as Mayor of the City, who shall be the Chief Executive Officer
thereof and who shall hold office for four (4) years.
[1]
Cross Reference: As to compensation, Charter
§ 4.4; as to Mayor, Charter § 4.1; as to election,
term and qualifications, Charter § 4.2; as to prohibition
— holding other public office, Charter § 4.6; as to
vacancy — forfeiture of office — filling of vacancies,
Charter § 4.5.
[R.O. 2011 § 115.220; R.O. 2009
§ 31.41; CC 1981 §§ 2-132 — 2-135; Ord. No. 86-2, 1-7-1986]
A.
The Mayor shall have the powers and duties presented by Section 4.3 and other Sections of the City Charter.
B.
The Mayor may attend all departmental meetings
and participate in deliberations and discussions at those meetings.
C.
The Mayor shall appoint and supervise the Director of Emergency Management and shall have such other powers and duties over the Office of Emergency Management as may be provided in Chapter 235 of this Code.
D.
The Mayor shall report to the City Council
all violations or neglect of duty on the part of any City Officer
which shall come to his/her knowledge.
[1]
Cross Reference: As to powers and duties,
charter § 4.3.
[R.O. 2011 § 115.230; R.O. 2009
§ 31.42; CC 1981 § 2-121; Ord.
No. 86-2, 1-7-1986]
There shall be a City Clerk who shall be appointed and may be removed by the City Council as provided by Section 3.9 of the City Charter. The City Clerk shall have the powers and duties prescribed by Section 3.9 and other Sections of the City Charter and by ordinance.
[1]
Cross Reference: As to City Clerk, charter
§ 3.9.
[R.O. 2011 § 115.240; R.O. 2009
§ 31.43; CC 1981 §§ 2-122 — 2-123; Ord. No. 86-2, 1-7-1986]
A.
The City Clerk shall have the custody of
and safely keep the common Seal of the City, the public records, the
originals of ordinances and resolutions of the City Council and such
other records, documents and papers of a public nature as may be delivered
into the Clerk's custody. The Clerk shall affix the common Seal of
the City to all public instruments and official acts of the Mayor,
which by law or ordinances are required to be so attested and countersign
the same and affix the common Seal to and certify to any record, document,
copies of papers or ordinances that may be required for evidence in
any court of this State or the United States by any individual or
that may be required for the use of any officer of the City and shall
furnish to the City Attorney any record or document in the Clerk's
office necessary to be used in any proceeding in court to which the
City is a party. The Clerk shall attend all meetings of the City Council
and keep a correct journal of its proceedings. The Clerk shall prepare
all certificates of election, commissions, appointments and all other
official documents required by ordinances to be issued or which the
Mayor, in the discharge of his/her duty, is required to issue and
countersign and affix the common Seal thereto and keep a record of
all such certificates of elections, commissions, appointments and
documents. The Clerk shall record the official bonds of all City Officers
and the bonds of all other persons executed to the City placed in
the Clerk's custody. The Clerk shall record all City ordinances passed
and shall neatly label and file for safekeeping the original roll
and all ordinances and resolutions of the City Council and such other
vouchers, papers, records and documents that may be delivered into
the Clerk's custody. The Clerk shall carefully and promptly execute
every official act that may be required of the City Clerk by the laws
of the State and the ordinances of the City. The Clerk shall keep
a copy of all contracts approved by ordinance.
B.
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk
to serve as secretary of the standing committees of the City Council
and he/she shall prepare such reports as may be necessary and required
for the committees from time to time.
[R.O. 2011 § 115.250; R.O. 2009
§ 31.44; CC 1981 § 2-124; Ord.
No. 86-2, 1-7-1986]
The City Clerk is authorized and
empowered, subject to the approval of the City Council, to employ
some suitable person as Assistant City Clerk; and further, to employ
suitable persons as deputies and stenographers, in such number as
may be approved by the City Council from time to time, to aid and
assist the City Clerk in the duties of his/her office.
[R.O. 2011 § 115.260; R.O. 2009
§ 31.45; CC 1981 § 2-125; Ord.
No. 86-2, 1-7-1986]
Whenever, for any reason, the City
Clerk is unable to perform the duties of his/her office, the City
Council may, by resolution, appoint a temporary Clerk who shall have
all the power and perform all the duties of the regular Clerk and
shall receive the same salary for the time he/she so acts.
