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The Council may transfer any part of an unencumbered balance of an appropriation of any fund allowed by law to any purpose or object for which the appropriation for the current year has proven insufficient, except that no transfer shall be made of moneys raise...

No money shall be drawn from the treasury nor shall an obligation for expenditure be incurred except in accordance with appropriations made by Council. Claims shall be approved in writing by the head or acting head of the department for which the obligation wa...

The Council shall, by ordinance, provide for the custody of all funds of the Municipality and for the deposit of funds in a bank or banks, and shall provide for an Investment Committee of five (5), one of whom shall be the Finance Director. The Committee shall...

 No net expenditure for any contract for purchase of services, supplies or material, other than the compensation of persons employed by the City, that exceeds the financial limitations imposed by the statutes of the State of Ohio, shall be made or authorized b...

 Public improvements of all kinds may be made by the appropriate department, either by the direct employment of the necessary labor and purchase of supplies and materials, with a separate account as to each improvement so made; or by contract let as provided i...

The taxing authority of this Municipality shall be in all respects, subject to the limitation therein provided by the Constitution and laws of the State of Ohio and nothing contained in this Charter shall be construed to authorize a levy of any taxes by this M...

The Council may at any time at least ninety (90) days prior to a November election or the date of the special election designated in the resolution herein provided, declare by resolution, adopted by a vote of a majority of the members of Council eligible to vo...

The net indebtedness of the Municipality, created or incurred without vote of the electors, shall never exceed that percentage, of all property in the Municipality as listed and assessed for taxation, that has been set by the Constitution and laws of the State...

Nominations for elective offices of the Municipality shall be made only by petition, signed by registered electors of the Municipality in number not less than prescribed by the general election laws of the State of Ohio, and shall contain no party marks or des...

Any candidate who wishes to be considered as a write-in candidate for the general election must file his or her Declaration of Intent in accordance with the general laws of the State of Ohio at least fifty (50) days before the date of the general election. (En...

The rights and powers of initiative, referendum and recall are reserved to the people of the Municipality and shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and general laws of the State of Ohio. The people of the Municipality may pro...

The electors of the Municipality shall have the power to remove from office, by recall election, any elected official of the Municipality. After any elected official has served six (6) months of his term, a petition demanding his removal may be filed with the ...

The Council may by ordinance grant permission to any person, firm or corporation to construct and operate a public utility in, on, under or above any public street or ground within the Municipality. It may prescribe in the ordinance the kind and quality of ser...

This Charter may be amended by either of two methods. The Council may, by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of the legislative authority, submit to the electors any proposed amendment or amendments to this Charter; or upon peti...

This Charter shall take effect on January 1, 1962, after its approval by the electors of the Municipality; except for the purpose of electing officers and the holding and conducting of municipal elections.

The determination that any part of this Charter is invalid shall not invalidate or impair the force or effect of any other part hereof, except that such other part is wholly dependent for its operation upon the part declared invalid.

The adoption of this Charter shall not affect any pre-existing rights of the Municipality, or any right or liability or pending suit or prosecution, either on behalf of or against the Municipality or any officer thereof; nor any franchise granted by the Munici...

The Article and Section headings herein have been inserted for convenient reference, and are not intended to define or limit the scope of, or otherwise affect any provision of this Charter.