For the purpose of carrying on the administrative functions of the Municipality, the following departments are hereby established: Department of Law, Department of Finance, Department of Public Service, and Department of Public Safety. The work of the departments of the Municipality shall be distributed among such divisions as provided in this Charter and as provided by ordinance. The Council may create new departments and divisions and combine, change and abolish any department or division in the manner and subject to the limitations as provided in Section 4.06(f) of this Charter.
The Municipal Attorney shall be the head of the Department of Law. He shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Council, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Council and may be removed by a majority vote of the Council. The Municipal Attorney must be admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio and shall be a resident of the Municipality unless residence outside the Municipality is approved by a majority vote of the members of the Council.
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