The Department of Law shall be headed by the Director of Law. No person shall be appointed Director of Law unless he/she has been duly admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio and has been actively engaged on a full-time basis in the practice of law therein for a period of five (5) years or more prior to this appointment. The Law Director shall be the legal advisor and attorney for the City and shall perform such duties as are consistent with his/her office and as may be required by the City Manager. The Law Director shall prosecute or defend all suits for or on behalf of the City and shall prepare all contracts, bonds, and other instruments in writing in which the City is concerned and endorse on each his/her approval of the forms and correctness thereof. The Law Director shall prepare all resolutions and ordinances requested in writing by the Mayor, any member of Council or the City Manager or any department head. He/she shall give written opinions to any department head or official of the City, or to Council, within fifteen (15) days, when requested in writing to do so, and file a copy of the same with the City Manager. The Law Director shall be the prosecuting attorney for the City. He/she may appoint Assistant Directors of Law as positions are created by Council. The Law Director shall perform all other duties now or hereinafter imposed upon City Law Directors by the general laws of Ohio unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the Council and shall perform such other duties as may be required by this Charter and/or as Council or the City Manager may impose upon him/her consistent with his/her office.
(Amended 11-2-10)