SECTION 2. DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.

   At the head of each department there shall be a director. The directors of Finance, Law, and Public Service shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of a majority of Council. The Director of Public Utilities shall be appointed subject to the Civil Service provisions of this Charter. The Directors of Finance, Law, and Public Service shall serve until removed by the Mayor, or until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified. Each Department Director shall conduct the affairs of the department as prescribed by the Mayor, and shall be responsible for the conduct of the officers and employees of his department, for the performance of its business, and for the custody and preservation of the books, records, paper, and property under its control. Subject to the supervision and control of the Mayor in all matters, the director of each department shall manage his department. All city department directors shall submit, in a reasonable length of time, information and records of employees as requested by the Civil Service Commission

SECTION 3. DIRECTOR OF LAW.

   The Director of Law shall be an attorney-at-law, admitted to practice in the State of Ohio and be subject to the same qualifications as those of the Mayor except that he need not have had three years residency upon taking office. He shall be the legal advisor of and attorney and counsel for the city and for all offices and departments of the city, in matters relating to their official duties. He shall prosecute or defend all suits for or in 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 approval of the form and correctness thereof. He shall give written opinions to any department head or official of the City, or to Council, within a reasonable length of time, when requested in writing to do so, and file a copy of the same with the Clerk of Council. He shall codify the ordinances with such expert assistance as necessary at least once every ten years or sooner if required by ordinance. He shall be the prosecuting attorney of the Municipal Court. In addition to the duties imposed upon the Director of Law by the Charter or required of him by ordinance, he shall perform the duties imposed upon City Solicitors by the laws of the State of Ohio, unless and until otherwise provided by ordinance. The Director of Law shall appoint one Deputy Director of Law to serve at his pleasure and with the approval of Council he may appoint other deputies or assistants as needed, and deputies or assistants so appointed shall not be subject to the Civil Service provisions of this Charter.

SECTION 4. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

   Any Director of Finance appointed after the adoption of this amendment to the Charter shall have a degree in business administration, or a related field, awarded by an accredited college or university, and be subject to the same qualifications as those of the Mayor except that he need not have had three years of residency upon taking office. He shall have a working knowledge of municipal accounting and taxation, as governed by the laws of the State of Ohio and this Charter. He shall have had experience in budgeting and financial control.

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   The Director of Finance shall have charge of the administration of the financial affairs of the City, and to that end he shall have authority and be required to:

   A.    Compile the current income and expense estimates for the budget for the Mayor;

   B.    Compile the capital estimates for the budget for the Mayor;

   C.    Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all moneys and have control over all expenditures to ensure that budget appropriations are not exceeded;

   D.    Maintain a general accounting system for the City government and each of its offices, departments and agencies consistent with standard accounting practices;

   E.    Prepare for the Mayor as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report;

   F.    Collect all taxes, special assessments, license fees and other revenues due the City or for whose collection the City is responsible, and receive all money receivable by the City from the county, state or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department or agency of the City, or any moneys payable to the City from any source;

   G.   Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the City, or any office, department or agency of the City government, and deposit or invest all funds coming into his hands in such manner as may be provided by ordinance, and all such interest resulting from deposits or investments shall be the property of the City and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account;

   H.    Have custody of all investments and invested funds of the City government, or in possession of such government in a fiduciary capacity, and have the safekeeping of all bonds and notes of the City and the receipt and delivery of City bonds and notes for transfer, registration or exchange;

   I.    Supervise the purchase of all supplies, materials, equipment and other articles used by any office, department or agency of the City government, except as otherwise provided in this Charter;

   J.    Examine all proposed expenditures to determine if they are in the appropriated funds. No appropriation shall be encumbered and no expenditures shall be made, unless he shall certify that there is a sufficient unencumbered balance of appro priated funds.