City of St. Bernard, Ohio

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Article V

Boards and Commissions

Section 5.01 Planning Commission: Council may establish a Planning Commission, with shall have all powers and duties accorded to a city planning commission under chapter 713 of the Ohio Revised Code as presently codified or hereafter amended and the Constitution and general laws of the State of Ohio now and hereafter in effect. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code § 713.01 as presently codified or hereafter amended, the Planning Commission shall consist of the Mayor, the Public Service Director and three citizens of the Municipality who shall be appointed by the Mayor.

Section 5.02 Recreation Board: Council may establish a Recreation Board, which shall consist of five members, two of whom shall be appointed from the Board of Education and three of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Recreation Board shall have all powers and duties accorded to a city recreation board under Ohio Revised Code §§ 755.12 - 755.181 as presently codified or hereafter amended and the Constitution and general laws of the State of Ohio now and hereafter in effect.

Section 5.03 Board of Health: Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code § 3709.01, the Municipality shall constitute a city health district and, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code § 3709.05, the Mayor, as president of the Board of Health, shall appoint, and Council shall confirm, a Board of Health, consisting of five members and possessing all of the powers and duties accorded to a city board of health under Chapter 3709 of the Ohio Revised Code as presently codified or hereafter amended and the Constitution and general laws of the State of Ohio now and hereafter in effect.

The Board of Health shall have the power to appoint a Health Commissioner and a Registered Nurse, as Director of Nursing, to contract for the services of a Registered Sanitarian, as Director of Environmental Health, and a Licensed Pest Control Officer. The Mayor, as President of the Board of Health, shall have the power to appoint a plumbing Commissioner, who shall serve under the Health Commissioner. Consistent with Ohio law regarding municipal contracts, the Plumbing Commissioner a registered licensed Master Plumber, shall have the power to contract with state-certified inspectors to conduct inspections.

Section 5.04 Civil Service Commission: The Mayor shall appoint a Civil Service Commission, as procedurally set forth in Ohio Revised Code, consisting of a three-member board with overlapping terms, the members of which shall serve as the civil service commission of the city, the school district and city health district, as specified by Article XV, Section 10 of the Ohio Constitution and Chapter 124 of the Ohio Revised Code as presently codified or hereafter amended. Any eligible officer or employee may, within thirty days of receiving an adverse decision from the Civil Service Commission, appeal to the Court of Common Please for Hamilton County.