(A) The Department of Law shall be under the supervision, direction, and control of the Director of Law, who shall be appointed by City Council by majority vote and shall serve for an indefinite term. He or she may be removed by City Council by majority vote. He or she shall be the appointing authority for the Department of Law.
(B) The Director of Law shall be an elector and shall be an attorney-at-law duly authorized to practice law in the State of Ohio.
(C) The Director of Law shall be the legal advisor, prosecuting attorney and counsel for the City, and subject to the direction of Council, shall represent the City in all proceedings in Court or before any administrative board or body. The Director of Law shall perform all other powers, duties, and functions now or hereafter imposed on Directors of Law under the laws of Ohio, and shall perform other duties as required by this Charter, by ordinance or resolution, or as directed by the Council.
(D) The Council may provide for assistants to the Director of Law. All assistants shall be appointed by the Director of Law. The assistants shall be responsible to the Director of Law and when authorized by the Director of Law, may exercise all or any part of the powers, duties, and functions authorized by and in the manner provided by the Director of Law or the Council.
(E) Council shall conduct an annual performance review within thirty (30) days of the anniversary of the appointment of the Director of Law.
(Amended May 3, 2022.)