A. The Law Director shall be appointed by the Municipal Administrator subject to confirmation by a majority of the members elected to Council. The position of Law Director may be designated as a full-time, part-time, or contract position as determined and authorized by Council. Assistants may be provided for as Council shall from time to time see fit.
B. The Law Director shall be an attorney-at-law duly licensed in the State of Ohio and admitted to the practice of law before the Courts of the State of Ohio. The Law Director shall have experience in the active practice of law, including litigation experience and experience in the practice of municipal and/or governmental civil law.
C. The Law Director shall be the head of the Law Department and shall be adviser of and attorney and counsel for the Municipality and for all officers and departments thereof in all matters relating to their official duties, and shall, when requested, give legal opinions in writing, and shall represent the Municipality in all proceedings in court or before any administrative body. The Law Director shall represent the Municipality in all suits or cases in which it may be a party and shall prosecute for all offenses against the ordinances of the Municipality and such offenses against the laws of Ohio as may be required. The Law Director shall on request of the Municipal Manager or Mayor prepare contracts, legislation, bonds and other instruments in writing in which the Municipality is concerned and shall endorse on each his or her approval of the form and corrections thereof. He or she shall perform such other duties as the Municipal Manager or Council may impose consistent with his or her office.
D. The Law Director shall hold office at the pleasure of the Municipal Administrator.
(Passed by electorate 11-8-22)