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7 NORTH OLMSTED CHARTER z~~,~ (d) Election of Successor in the Event of Vacancy. In the event the office of Mayor shall become vacant, a successor for the unexpired term shall be elected as Mayor at the next regular municipal election, provided that (1), .such election shall occur more than two (2) years prior to the expiration of the unexpired term, and (2), the vacancy shall have occurred more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to such election. A Presi- dent of Council or a councilman, who has become Mayor pursuant to sub-sections (b) and (e) of this Section, may be a candidate to succeed himself. SEC. 5. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE MAYOR. (a) Executive Powers. The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City. .He shall supervise the administration of the city's affairs and shall exercise control over all departments and divisions. He shall be the chief conservator of the peace within the City and shall cause all laws and ordinances to be enforced. He shall be responsible for the preparation and submission of the annual estimate of receipts and expenditures, and of appropriation measures, and shall at all times. keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the Cfty. He shall cause all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or its inhabitants in any franchise or contract to which the City 'is a party to be faithfully kept and performed. Except as may otherwise be provided by this Charter or the laws of the State of Ohio governing Civil Service, the Mayor shall have the power to appoint, promote, transfer, reduce or remove any officer or employee of the City except (a), those required by this Charter to be elected, and (b), those whose terms of office may be fixed by this Charter. TheDirector of Law, the Director of Finance, the Director of Public Safety, the Director of Public Service and all appointive officers may be removed by the Mayor, provided however, that such removal shall not take effect without the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3s) of the members of Council eligible to vote. The Mayor shall execute on behalf of the City, all contracts, conveyances, evidences of indebtedness, and all other instruments to which the City is a party. He shall have custody of the seal of the City and may affix it to all of said instruments, but the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of any such instrument. The Mayor shall be recognized as the official and ceremonial head of the City government by the Governor for military purposes and by the courts for the purpose of serving civil processes. (b) Legislative Powers. Every ordinance passed or resolution adopted by the Council ~•> shall be attested by the Clerk of Council and promptly presented to the Mayor. If the Mayor approves such ordinance or resolution, he shall sign it within ten (10) days after its passage or adoption by the Council, but if he does not approve it, he shall return it to the Council with his written objections within said ten (10) days by delivery to said Clerk, which objections shall be entered in full on the journal of the Council. The Mayor may approve or disapprove the whole or any part or item of an ordinance or resolution appro- priating money, but otherwise his approval or disapproval shall be addressed to the entire ordinance or resolution. If the Mayor does not sign or veto an ordinance or resolution after its passage or adoption within said ten (LO) day period, it shall take effect