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Ohio Rev Code § 705.56 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.56 | Administrative Officers Appointed by Council.

Effective: November 1, 1977|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly|The council shall appoint a clerk, treasurer, and auditor. If the council is created within a village, the council shall also appoint a solicitor. If the council is created within a city, the council shall also appoint a city director of law. Provision may be made by ordinance for the performance of the duties of clerk and treasurer, or clerk and auditor, by the same person. Council may provide that the treasurer or auditor may be employed as cashier in the electric light or water department of the municipal corporation, or both, and as clerk to the city manager and as clerk to the civil service commission of the municipal corporation. Council may provide that a part of the salary of the auditor shall be paid from the income of any publicly-owned utility or cemetery operated by the municipal corporation, the part to be fixed by the council with reference to the proportion of his services devoted to the utility or cemetery. Council may provide that the auditor or treasurer may be employed as cashier of the utility or cemetery, or both, and as clerk to the city manager and as clerk to the civil service commission. The auditor or treasurer may be paid for such services from the funds of the utility or cemetery, in addition to his salary as auditor or treasurer.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.57 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.57 | Creation and Discontinuance of Offices Under City Manager Plan.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Subject to sections 705.01 to 705.92, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the council may: (A) Create and discontinue departments, offices, and employments;(B) Appoint or provide for the appointment of all officers and employees of the municipal corporation;(C) Remove any such officer or employee by a majority vote of all members;(D) By ordinance or resolution prescribe, limit, or change the compensation of such officers and employees.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.58 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.58 | Appointment and Term of City Manager - Vacancy.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The council shall appoint a city manager who shall be the administrative head of the municipal government under the direction and supervision of the council and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the council.In the event that the city manager is absent from his office by reason of illness, death, vacation, resignation, or removal, the member of council serving as chairman shall act as city manager and perform all the duties of such office, until such time as the city manager returns to his duties or the council appoints a new city manager to fill the vacancy.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.59 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.59 | Duties of City Manager.

Effective: August 26, 1977|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 112th General Assembly|The city manager shall:(A) See that the laws and ordinances are faithfully executed;(B) Attend all meetings of the council at which his attendance is required by that body;(C) Recommend measures for adoption to the council;(D) Appoint all officers and employees in the classified service of the municipal corporation, subject to Chapters 124. and 705. of the Revised Code;(E) Prepare and submit to the council such reports as are required by that body, or as he deems advisable;(F) Keep the council fully advised of the financial condition of the municipal corporation and its future needs;(G) Prepare and submit to the council a tentative budget for the next fiscal year;(H) Perform such other duties as the council determines by ordinance or resolution;(I) Sign all contracts and bonds for and on behalf of the muncipal corporation.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.60 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.60 | Salary - Oath - Bond - Seal.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly|The city manager shall receive such salary as is fixed by the council of the municipal corporation. Such part of the salary of the city manager as the council deems proper shall be paid from the income of any publicly owned utility operated by such municipal corporation, or from any public cemetery. The part of the salary of the city manager so paid shall be fixed by the council with reference to the proportion of the city manager's time devoted to such utility. Before entering upon the duties of office, the city manager shall take the oath required by section 705.28 of the Revised Code. Except as otherwise provided in the municipal charter or in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the city manager shall execute a bond in favor of the municipal corporation for the faithful performance of official duties, in such sum as is fixed by the council. The city manager shall be furnished with the corporate seal of the municipal corporation, in the center of which shall be engraved the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code, and around the edge of which shall be the words, "Manager of the city of _________," or "Manager of the village of __________, state of Ohio."
Ohio Rev Code § 705.71 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.71 | Federal Plan - Elective Officers.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The form of government provided in sections 705.71 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be known as the "federal plan." In municipal corporations adopting such plan the only elective officers shall be the mayor and members of council.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.72 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.72 | Council - Number of Members - Term.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|All legislative power of the municipal corporation organized under sections 705.71 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be vested in a council of not less than five nor more than fifteen members In municipal corporations of less than ten thousand population, members of the council shall be elected at large; in all others they shall be elected from wards or at large, as determined by the vote provided for in section 705.03 of the Revised Code. The term of office of such members shall be two years when the council is elected by wards, and four years when the council is elected at large. At the first election in municipal corporations having three councilmen, each of whom is elected at large, the candidates having the two highest number of votes shall serve for four years and the other councilman shall serve for two years. In municipal corporations having more than three councilmen, the majority of such councilmen who have the highest number of votes shall serve for a period of four years and the others shall serve for a period of two years.When the council is elected by wards, the number of councilmen shall be in proportion to the population of the municipal corporation, as determined by the last preceding federal census as follows: a municipal corporation having not more than ten thousand inhabitants, five councilmen; more than ten thousand and not more than twenty-five thousand, seven councilmen; more than twenty-five thousand and not more than fifty thousand, nine councilmen; and for each twenty-five thousand inhabitants in excess of fifty thousand, the number shall be increased by one, but the total number of councilmen shall not exceed fifteen.When the council is elected at large, the number of councilmen shall be in proportion to the population of the municipal corporation, as determined by the last preceding federal census, as follows: a municipal corporation having not more than ten thousand inhabitants, three councilmen; more than ten thousand and not more than twenty-five thousand, five councilmen; more than twenty-five thousand and not more than fifty thousand, seven councilmen; and for each twenty-five thousand inhabitants in excess of fifty thousand the number shall be increased by one, but the total number of councilmen shall not exceed nine.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.73 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.73 | Division Into Wards on Basis of Population.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|For the first election of members of the council of a municipal corporation after the adoption of the federal plan under sections 705.71 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, in any municipal corporation having ten thousand inhabitants or more, the municipal corporation shall be divided into wards by the legislative authority existing under the plan of government to be superseded. Immediately after the proclamation by the secretary of state as to the population of the municipal corporations, as determined by the federal census, the council may redivide the municipal corporation into wards upon the basis of its population, which shall be as nearly equal in population as possible and composed of contiguous and compact territory, bounded by natural boundaries or street lines. Any member of the council, elected from wards, who, at the time of his election was a resident of the ward which he represents, shall forfeit his office if he removes from such ward, and the council shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.74 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.74 | Meetings of Council - Special Sessions.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The council shall meet at ten a.m. on the first day of January following a regular municipal election at the usual place for holding such meetings, at which time the newly elected councilmen shall assume the duties of their office. Thereafter the council shall meet, at least twice each month, at such times as are prescribed by ordinance or resolution. Special sessions of the council shall be called by the clerk upon the written request of the mayor, the chairman, or any two members of council. Any such report shall state the subjects to be considered at the meeting, and no other subjects shall be considered.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.75 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.75 | Mayor's Veto.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Any ordinance or resolution passed by the council shall be signed by the chairman or two members of council and presented to the mayor. If the mayor approves such ordinance or resolution he shall sign it, but if he does not approve it, he shall return it to the council with his objections within ten days thereafter, or if the council is not then in session such objections shall be returned at the next regular meeting thereof. The council shall cause such objections to be entered in full on its journal. If the mayor does not return an ordinance or resolution within the time specified it shall take effect in the same manner as if he had signed it. The mayor may approve or disapprove the whole or any item or part of any ordinance or resolution appropriating money. When the mayor refuses to sign any ordinance or resolution, or part thereof, and returns it to the council with his objections, the council shall, after the expiration of not less than one week, proceed to reconsider it, and if, upon reconsideration, the resolution or ordinance, or part or item thereof, disapproved by the mayor is approved by the vote of two thirds of all the members elected to the council, it shall then take effect as if it had received the signature of the mayor. In all such cases the votes shall be taken by "yeas" and "nays" and entered on the journal.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.76 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.76 | Creation and Discontinuance of Offices Under Federal Plan.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The council of a municipal corporation may create and discontinue departments and offices other than those provided in sections 705.01 to 705.92, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and may provide for the appointment of all officers of such departments, but the functions and number of subdepartments, and the number and salaries of subordinates and employees shall be fixed by the executive heads of the various departments, all of which provisions shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the civil service commission.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.77 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.77 | Executive Power.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The executive power of a municipal corporation organized under sections 705.71 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be vested in the mayor, the heads of the departments of the municipal corporation, and such other executive officers as are provided for in such sections or as provided for by ordinance.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.78 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.78 | Election of Mayor - Appointment of Department Heads.

Effective: November 1, 1977|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly|The mayor of a municipal corporation organized under sections 705.71 to 705.86 of the Revised Code, shall be elected at a regular municipal election for a term of four years, and shall assume office on the first day of January next following his election. He shall appoint a director of public service, a director of public safety, and a treasurer. If the mayor is the mayor of a village, he shall also appoint a solicitor. If the mayor is the mayor of a city, he shall also appoint a director of law. The council may provide, by ordinance, for combining the offices and duties of the directors of public service and public safety. The mayor and the heads of the departments of the municipal corporation shall not hold any other federal, state, county, or municipal office, except that of notary public or member of the state militia, nor shall they be employees in any such office.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.79 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.79 | Powers and Duties of Mayor.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The mayor of a municipal corporation organized under sections 705.71 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall:(A) See that the laws and ordinances are enforced;(B) Recommend measures to the council for adoption;(C) Keep the council fully advised of the financial condition and future needs of the municipal corporation;(D) Prepare and submit to the council such reports as are required by that body;(E) Appoint competent, disinterested persons, not exceeding three in number, to examine without notice the affairs of any department, officer, or employee, and report the result of such examination to the mayor, and such result shall also be transmitted by him to the council without delay;(F) Perform such other duties as the council determines by ordinance or resolution.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.80 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.80 | Appointment and Removal of Officers.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Subject to sections 705.01 to 705.92, inclusive, of the Revised Code, all officers, clerks, and employees of the several departments of government of a municipal corporation organized under sections 705.71 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and subdivisions thereof, shall be appointed, employed, suspended, or removed by the head of such department. The mayor may, without assignment of reason, remove any department head appointed by him.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.81 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.81 | Acting Mayor - Order of Succession.

Effective: November 1, 1977|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 219 - 112th General Assembly|If the mayor is temporarily absent from the municipal corporation, or becomes temporarily disabled by sickness, accident, or for any other cause, the heads of the departments shall, during the absence or disability, perform the duties of the mayor under the designation of acting mayor, in the following order: village solicitor or city director of law, director of public service, director of public safety, auditor, and treasurer. If the mayor dies or removes his residence from the municipal corporation during the term of his office, the succession to the office of mayor shall be from the heads of the departments in the order provided in this section, and the successor shall become the mayor of the municipal corporation for the unexpired term. In the event of any temporary disability or absence on the part of any director or department head, the mayor may, in writing, designate some suitable person to perform his duties until he resumes his office.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.82 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.82 | Director of Public Service - Duties.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The department of public service shall be under the supervision of a director who shall be appointed by the mayor. Such director shall be responsible for the care, management, construction, and improvement of:(A) All utilities owned or operated by the municipal corporation;(B) All public ways, grounds, cemeteries, buildings, sewers, and structures of every kind, except buildings and structures used in connection with the work to be performed under the direction of the director of public safety as provided by section 705.83 of the Revised Code;(C) The making and preserving of survey maps, plans, drawings, and estimates relating to the public work under the supervision of the department;(D) All matters in any way relative to or affecting the highways, footways, waterways, harbors, wharves, and docks within the municipal corporation. Such director shall exercise the powers formerly vested in the trustee of waterworks, park commissions, platting commissions, street commissions, city engineers, or other board of officers relating to the work committed to the care and management of the director of public service by this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.83 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.83 | Director of Public Safety - Duties.

Effective: July 6, 1982|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 23 - 114th General Assembly|The department of public safety shall be under the supervision of a director who shall be appointed by the mayor. The director shall have charge of the police, fire, health, charities, corrections, and building inspection of the municipal corporation. All powers and authority over such police, fire, health, charities, corrections, and building inspection are vested in the director. The director shall have charge of the administration of all infirmaries, and all charitable, correctional, and penal institutions. He shall make such rules as are necessary and proper, consistent with the minimum standards for jails in Ohio promulgated by the department of rehabilitation and correction, for the employment, discipline, instructions, education, reformation, and for the conditional release and return of all prisoners confined in any penal institution under his control.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.84 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.84 | Powers and Duties of Board of Control.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In municipal corporations organized under sections 705.71 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, there shall be a board of control composed of the mayor, who shall be the president thereof, the auditor, and the heads of the departments appointed by the mayor. The board of control shall:(A) Have stated meetings at least twice a week;(B) Keep a record of its proceedings;(C) Take its votes by yeas and nays, which votes shall be entered on the record;(D) Adopt any motion or order only by a majority vote of all the members of the board.No ordinance or resolution involving any expenditure of money for public improvements shall be passed until it has been approved by the board of control, except upon a two-thirds vote of the council of the municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.85 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.85 | Mayor and Department Heads Shall Have Seats in Council.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The mayor and the heads of the several departments of a municipal corporation organized under sections 705.71 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall have seats in the council of the municipal corporation. The mayor may introduce ordinances and take part in the proceedings and deliberations of council on all questions, and the heads of departments may take part in its proceedings and deliberations on all questions relating to their departments, subject to such rules as the council prescribes. Neither the mayor nor the heads of the several departments shall have the right to vote in the council.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.86 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.86 | Powers Under Federal Plan.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In municipal corporations adopting the federal plan of government under sections 705.71 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the powers conferred upon municipal corporations by the Ohio Constitution, and any additional powers conferred upon municipal corporations by the general assembly shall be exercised by the officers and authorities provided for in such sections, unless such powers have been expressly conferred upon some other authority of the municipal corporation or reserved to the people thereof.
Ohio Rev Code § 705.91 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 7 | Municipal Corporations|Chapter 705 | Plans of Government|Section 705.91 | Initiative and Referendum Applicable to Each Plan.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|All laws pertaining to the initiative and referendum in municipal corporations shall apply to and become a part of each plan of government provided in sections 705.41 to 705.86, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Section 705.92 of the Revised Code shall be submitted, with each such plan, to the electors of the municipal corporation as prescribed in section 705.03 of the Revised Code, and shall go into effect and form a part of any such plan of government only to the extent to which such section has been adopted under section 705.03 of the Revised Code.