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Form of Government
The form of government established by the Charter of the
City of Rittman shall be known as "mayor-council-manager". The
representative branch shall consist of the Council and Mayor elected
by the voters of the Municipality and shall possess the legislative,
judicial and administrative powers specified in the Charter. The
Council shall appoint a Municipal Manager who shall execute the laws
and administer the government of the Municipality.
The Mayor
The Mayor shall be elected at the regular Municipal election
in 1997 and every fourth year thereafter. His or her term shall
comence on the first Monday in December following his or her
election and expire on the first Monday in December four (4) years
hence. The Mayor shall preside at all the meetings of Council but
shall have no vote therein except in the case of a tie vote. The
Mayor shall be considered a member of Council when so voting. The
Mayor shall not preside at Executive Sessions of Council unless
invited by a majority of Council members. The Mayor shall be
recognized as the official head of the Municipality for all
ceremonial purposes, by the Governor for military purposes and by
the courts for the purpose of serving civil process.
The Council
The Council shall consist of six (6) members, all of whom
shall be elected at-large for four (4) year terms. Three (3) Council
Members shall be elected every odd numbered year at the regular
Municipal Election held in November and shall assume office on the
first Monday in December following the elction for a term expiring
the first Monday in December four (4) years hence. All legislative
power of the Municipality and the determination of all matters of
policy shall be vested in the Council including the creation of
offices, boards, divisions and commissions not otherwise provided
for in the Charter.
The Municipal Manager
The Municipal Manager shall be chosen by the
Council solely on the basis of his or her executive and
administrative qualifications with special reference to his or
her actual experience in, or his or her knowledge of, accepted
practice in respect to the duties of his or her office as
hereinafter set forth. A Municipal Manager shall be apointed by
a vote of at least five (5) of the members of the Council and
shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. A Municipal Manager
who is removed shall receive at least one (1) month's salary
from the date of such removal, unless such remova is due to
conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude.
The Municipal Manager need not be a residen of the City or State
at the time of his or her appointment but shall establish his
residence within the Municipality within a reasonable time after
his or her appointment and shall thereafter maintain his or her
residence within the Municipality during the tenure of his or
her office. The Municipal Manager shall be the chief
administrative officer of hte Municipality. He or she shall be
responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all
affairs of the Municipality within the scope of her or her
powers and duties, and the enforcement of all laws and
ordinances. He or she shall manage all divisions of hte
Municipal government.
The Finance Director
The Finance Director shall be appointed by a vote of
at least five (5) of the members of the Council and shall serve at
the pleasure of the Council. A Finance Director who is removed shall
receive at least one (1) month's salary from teh date of such
removal, unless such removal is due to conviction of a felony or
other crime of moral turpitude. The Finance Director need not be a
resident of the City or the State at the time of his or her
appointment, but shall establish his or her residence within the
Municipality within six (6) months after his or her appointment and
shall thereafter maintain his or her residence with in the
Municipality during the tenure of his or her office.
The Solicitor
The Solicitor shall be appointed annually at the
organizational meeting of Council by the Municipal Manager with the
concurrance of a majority of the members elected to Council. He or
she shall be an attorney-at-law, admitted to the practice of the law
in the State of Ohio. He or shall shall be an adviser of and
attorney and counsel for the Municipality and for all officers and
divisions thereof in all matters relating to their official duties
and shall, when requested, give legal opinions in writing. He or she
shall represent the Municipality in all suits or cases in which it
may be a party and shall prosecute for all offenses against the
ordinances of the Municipality and such offenses against the laws of
Ohio as may be required of him or her. He or she shall on request of
the Municipal Manager prepare contract, legislation, bonds and other
instruments in writing in which the Municipality is concerned and
shall endorse on each his or her approval of the form and
corrections thereof. He or she shall perform such other duties as
the Municipal Manager or Council may impose upon him consistent with
his or her office.
The Clerk
The Council shall appoint annually at its organizational
meeting a Clerk of Council who shall be an elector not holding other
Municipal elective or appointive office except on advisory bodies of
the Municipality and except as otherwise provided in the Charter. He
or she shall give notice of Council Meetings, keep the journal of
its proceedings, authenticate by his or signature and record at
length in a book kept for the purpose all ordinances and resolutions
adopted by the Council and perform such other duties as may be
require by this Charter or by Council.
