(a) The director of law shall be the head of the department of law and shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by Council. He or she shall serve the mayor, Council, the administrative departments, and the officers, boards and commissions of the City as legal counsel in connection with municipal affairs, and, subject to the direction of the mayor, shall represent the City in all proceedings in court or before any administrative board. He or she shall perform all other duties imposed upon City chief municipal legal officers under the laws of Ohio unless otherwise provided by Council, and he or she shall perform such other duties consistent with his or her office as the mayor or Council may request. No person shall act as director of law unless duly admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio.
(b) There shall be a magistrate appointed by the mayor and confirmed by Council to hear and determine prosecutions and criminal cases in the mayor's court that are within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court. No person shall be appointed as a mayor's court magistrate unless the person has been admitted to the practice of law in this state for a total of at least three years preceding his or her appointment and has been engaged in the practice of law in this state or served as a judge of a court of record in any jurisdiction in the United States.
(c) There shall be a prosecutor appointed by the mayor and confirmed by Council. No person shall be appointed as a prosecutor unless the person has been admitted to the practice of law in this state for a total of at least three years preceding his or her appointment. The prosecutor shall prosecute offenses in municipal or mayor's court and shall perform all duties imposed upon municipal prosecutors by the laws of Ohio.