WESTERVILLE CHARTER  


PREAMBLE
Article I. THE MUNICIPALITY
§ 1. NAME.
Article II. POWERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY
§ 1. POWERS.
§ 2. MANNER OF EXERCISE.
§ 3. FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
Article III. COUNCIL
§ 1. NUMBER AND TERM.
§ 2. QUALIFICATIONS.
§ 3. ORGANIZATION.
§ 4. CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR OF COUNCIL; DUTIES.
§ 5. MAYOR AND VICE-MAYOR; JUDICIAL POWERS.
§ 6. REMOVAL.
§ 7. VACANCIES.
§ 8. COUNCIL MEETINGS.
§ 9. SPECIAL MEETINGS OF COUNCIL.
§ 10. CLERK OF COUNCIL.
§ 11. SALARIES, COMPENSATIONS AND BONDS.
§ 12. GENERAL ORDINANCES.
§ 13. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE.
§ 14. EFFECTIVE DATES OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
§ 15. EMERGENCY ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
§ 16. RELATION OF COUNCIL TO CITY MANAGER.
Article IV. CITY MANAGER ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
§ 1. APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL AND QUALIFICATIONS.
§ 2. POWERS AND DUTIES.
§ 3. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
§ 4. VACANCY, ABSENCE OR INCAPACITY.
Article V. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
§ 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
§ 2. DIRECTOR OF LAW.
§ 3. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
§ 4. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
§ 5. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
§ 6. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES.
§ 7. DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
Article VI. MERIT SYSTEM
§ 1. MERIT SYSTEM.
§ 2. PERSONNEL REVIEW BOARD.
§ 3. ORGANIZATION OF PERSONNEL REVIEW BOARD.
§ 4. POWERS.
Article VII. PLANNING COMMISSION
§ 1. MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION.
§ 2. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Article VIII. FISCAL MATTERS, TAXATION, AND DEBT
§ 1. GENERAL.
§ 2. FISCAL MATTERS.
§ 3. LIMITATION ON TAX RATE FOR CURRENT EXPENSES.
§ 4. LIMITATION OF DEBT.
Article IX. ELECTIONS
§ 1. TIME OF ELECTIONS.
§ 2. NOMINATION FOR COUNCIL.
Article X. INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
§ 1. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
§ 2. RECALL.
Article XI. GENERAL
§ 1. ORGANIZATION OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
§ 2. FRANCHISES.
§ 3. CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS.
§ 4. EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
§ 5. AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER.
§ 6. VACANCY IN BOARD OR COMMISSION.
§ 7. REMOVAL; BOARD OR COMMISSION.
§ 8. CHARTER REVIEW.