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The mayor may without notice cause the affairs of any department or the conduct of any officer or employee to be examined. Any person or persons appointed by the mayor to examine the affairs of any department or the conduct of any...

If the mayor is temporarily absent from the city, the mayor may designate a member of the mayor's cabinet as acting mayor. During a period of temporary absence of the mayor, the acting mayor so designated shall exercise such power...

If the mayor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of office, such inability being of temporary duration, the mayor, or the mayor's agent, shall transmit a designated member of the mayor's cabinet, a signed, written declara...

If the mayor has been unable to discharge the powers and duties of office for ninety consecutive days, and no written declaration of temporary inability was in effect during such ninety consecutive days, such act shall work a forf...

If the mayor dies, resigns, is removed from office, ceases to hold any qualification for office, or the office is otherwise vacated during the term of office, the mayor shall be succeeded in office, until the 1st day of January fo...

The mayor, the directors of public service and public safety, the city attorney and the director of any other department that may hereafter be established by ordinance, shall be entitled to seats in the council. Neither the mayor ...

Cross References Procedure on improvements claims - see CHTR. Sec. 176 Department of Law - see ADM. Ch. 125

The city attorney shall be an elector of the city and shall, at all times during the term of office, maintain residence in the city of Columbus. The city attorney shall not hold any other public office except that of notary public...

The city attorney shall have such duties and responsibilities as are set forth in this charter or required of the city attorney by ordinance, including the following. The city attorney shall be the legal adviser of and attorney an...

The city attorney shall be the prosecuting attorney of municipal court and may detail assistants as deemed proper to assist in such work. The city attorney shall prosecute all cases brought before such court and perform the same d...

The city attorney shall prosecute or defend for and in behalf of the city, all complaints, suits and controversies in which the city is a party, and such other suits, matters and controversies relating to city affairs as the city ...

The council, the director of any department, or any officer, board, or commission not included within a department, may by request in writing, require the opinion of the city attorney upon any question of law involving their respe...

The city attorney shall apply, in the name of the city, to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order of injunction to restrain the misapplication of funds of the city, or the abuse of its corporate powers, or the execution or...

When an obligation or contract made on behalf of the city granting a right or easement, or creating a public duty, is being evaded or violated, the city attorney shall likewise apply for the forfeiture or the specific performance ...

In case any officer, board, or commission fails to perform any duty required by law, the city attorney shall apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of mandamus to compel the performance of such duty.

In case the city attorney, upon written request of any taxpayer of the city, fails to make any application provided for in the preceding three sections, such taxpayer may institute suit or proceedings for such purpose in the taxpa...

No such action to enjoin the performance of a contract entered into, or the payment of any bonds or notes issued by the city, shall be brought or maintained unless commenced within one year from the date of such contract bonds or ...

If the court hearing any such action be satisfied that the taxpayer had good cause to believe the allegations were well founded, or that they are sufficient in law, it shall make such order as the equity and justice of the case de...