The Director of Law shall be head of the Department of Law. He shall be the legal advisor, attorney and prosecuting attorney for the City and shall perform such duties as are consistent with his office and that may be required by the Mayor or Council.
The Director of Law shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of a majority of Council. Disapproval of an appointee by Council shall be accompanied by a public statement of the reasons for disapproval.
The Director of Law need not be an elector of the City; however, he shall have been duly admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio and shall have been actively engaged therein for a period of five (5) years or more immediately prior to his appointment.
(Approved May 2, 1989)