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Section 733.01 | Executive Power in Cities.

Effective: November 1, 1977 Latest Legislation: House Bill 219 – 112th General Assembly The executive power of cities shall be vested in a mayor, president of council, auditor, treasurer, director of law, director of public service, director of public safety, and such other officers and departments as are provided by Title VII of the Revised […]

Section 733.02 | Mayor of City – Election – Term.

Effective: January 1, 1967 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 106th General Assembly The mayor of a city shall be elected for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after his election. He shall be an elector of the city.

Section 733.03 | General Powers of Mayor in Cities – Merger of Certain Departments.

Effective: September 6, 1965 Latest Legislation: House Bill 358 – 106th General Assembly The mayor shall be the chief conservator of peace within the city. He may appoint and remove the director of public service, the director of public safety, and the heads of the subdepartments of public service and public safety, and shall have […]

Section 733.04 | Appointment of Municipal Officers in Cities.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The director of public service, director of public safety, directors of the university, street commissioner, or any officer or member of a board, whose appointment is required by Title VII of the Revised Code shall be appointed not earlier than the second […]

Section 733.07 | Acting Mayor in Cities.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When the mayor is absent from the city, or is unable for any cause to perform his duties, the president of the legislative authority shall be the acting mayor. While such president is acting as mayor, he shall not serve as president […]

Section 733.08 | Vacancy in Office of Mayor of City.

Effective: September 13, 2016 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 63 – 131st General Assembly (A) In case of the death, resignation, or removal of the mayor, the vacancy in the office of mayor shall be filled, until a successor is elected and qualified, by a person chosen by the residents of that city who are members […]

Section 733.09 | President of Legislative Authority of City.

Effective: July 2, 2010 Latest Legislation: House Bill 48 – 128th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the president of the legislative authority of a city shall be elected for a term of two years, commencing on the first day of January next after election. The president of […]

Section 733.10 | City Auditor.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The auditor of a city shall be elected for a term of four years, commencing on the first day of January next after his election. He shall be an elector of the city.

Section 733.11 | Books and Accounts – Merger of Offices in Certain Cities.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The city auditor shall keep the books of the city and exhibit accurate statements of all moneys received and expended, of all property owned by the city and the income derived therefrom, and of all taxes and assessments. In cities having a […]

Section 733.12 | Auditing Accounts.

Effective: July 1, 1985 Latest Legislation: House Bill 201 – 116th General Assembly At the end of each fiscal year, or more often if required by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, the city auditor or village clerk shall audit the accounts of all officers and departments. The auditor or clerk shall prescribe the […]

Section 733.13 | Overdrawing Appropriation – Proof of Claims.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 361 – 100th General Assembly The city auditor or village clerk shall not allow the amount set aside for any appropriation to be overdrawn, or the amount appropriated for one item of expense to be drawn upon for any other purpose or allow a voucher to be […]

Section 733.14 | Detailed Statements – Receipts.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly On the first Monday of each month, detailed statements of the receipts and expenditures of the several officers and departments of the municipal corporation for the preceding month shall be made to the city auditor or village clerk by the heads of […]

Section 733.15 | Certificate as to Election of Certain Officers.

Effective: February 14, 1967 Latest Legislation: House Bill 2 – 107th General Assembly The city auditor or village clerk shall certify to the court of common pleas, the election of every officer of the municipal corporation having power to discharge the duties of a judge of a county court, to take the acknowledgement of deeds, […]

Section 733.16 | Clerk of Court Shall Record Certificates.

Effective: January 1, 1993 Latest Legislation: House Bill 405 – 119th General Assembly The clerk of the court of common pleas shall record the certificates provided for in section 733.15 of the Revised Code in an appropriate record book. The same fees shall be allowed to the officers certifying and recording them as are allowed […]

Section 733.17 | Forfeiture for Neglect to Make Report.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Each city auditor or village clerk who is required to make a certificate under section 733.15 of the Revised Code, and each clerk of the court of common pleas required to record such certificate when it is presented for record, who neglects […]

Section 733.18 | Duty of City Auditor as to Receiving Bids.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When bids are required to be filed for the letting of contracts by the director of public service or the director of public safety, the city auditor or his chief deputy shall attend and assist at the opening thereof and inspect them.

Section 733.19 | Deputy Auditor in Cities.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The city auditor may, when authorized by ordinance, appoint a deputy who, in the absence or disability of such auditor, shall perform his duties.

Section 733.20 | Seal of City Auditor.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of a city shall provide a seal for the city auditor, in the center of which shall be the name of the city, and around the margin the words “City Auditor,” an impression of which seal shall be affixed […]