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(11) make investigations of any office, department or agency of the City;

(12) grant public utility franchises by votes of 4/5 of Council;

(13) appoint and remove the members of the City Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Board of Health and any other board or commission created by ordinance;

(14) employ a Certified Public Accountant to audit the accounts of the City or any officer or department thereof, whenever such audit is deemed necessary;

(15) issue subpoenas for witnesses and to require the production of books and papers which may be necessary in the conduct of any hearing or investigation.

SECTION 2.09. MEETINGS OF COUNCIL.

The Council shall hold its first or organization meeting on the first Monday of January of each even numbered year, or, if such day falls upon a public holiday, then on the following day. At such meeting the newly elected members of Council shall take the oath of office and Council shall proceed to elect a Mayor and a Vice Mayor and may transact such other business as may come before it. Thereafter, meetings shall be held as prescribed in the Council rules, but not less frequently than every other month. All meetings of Council shall be open to the public, but portions of the meetings may be used for executive sessions to the extent allowed by Ohio statutes or by ordinance.

SECTION 2.10. MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR.

Council shall select biennially from among its members one to serve as Mayor and one as Vice Mayor for a term of two years and until their successors are chosen and qualified as such. The Mayor shall preside at Council meetings, when present, and shall have a vote on all matters which come before Council, but shall have no power of veto. He shall be the ceremonial head of the City, but shall exercise no administrative authority. The Vice Mayor shall preside over the meetings of Council when the Mayor is absent and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by ordinance. The Mayor may be paid an allowance for expenses incurred in connection with his duties as Mayor, in addition to his salary as a member of Council, as may be fixed by ordinance.

SECTION 2.11. CLERK OF COUNCIL.

There shall be a Clerk of Council, selected by vote of a majority of the members of Council from outside its membership, to serve until his successor is chosen and enters upon the duties of his office. He shall give notice of Council meetings, keep the journal, advertise public hearings, record in a separate book all ordinances and resolutions approved by Council and see that such enactments are published as required by this Charter. He shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by this Charter or by ordinance. He may be appointed to serve full time or part time and Council may assign the duties of Clerk of Council to any employee of the City as an additional duty. The Clerk of Council shall receive a salary for his services as such, as established by ordinance.