State ex rel. Pell v. City of Westlake

The threshold question is whether appellant is the sole person eligible for the promotion to the position of sergeant. We begin the analysis by recognizing that the charter of a city, as approved by the residents of that city, represents the framework within which the city government must operate. Cleveland, ex rel. Neelon, v. Locher (1971), 25 Ohio St. 2d 49.

In this case, Section 12(d) of Article IY of the Charter of Westlake2 requires the civil service commission to act in accordance with the “general law” of this state, where that general law does not conflict with the charter itself. The…