(a) The Law Director shall be appointed by a majority vote of Council. The Council may remove the Law Director from office, without cause, by a majority vote of its members. Council may suspend the Law Director from office by majority vote of its members. The salary of the Law Director shall be fixed by ordinance passed by Council, and may be increased or decreased by Council at any time.
(b) The Law Director must have been duly admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio. The Law Director need not be a resident of the Municipality.
(c) The Law Director shall serve the Mayor, the Council, the administrative departments, divisions and officers, boards and commissions of the Municipality as legal counsel, and, subject to the direction of Council of the Municipality, shall represent the Municipality in all proceedings in court or before any administrative board or body. The Law Director shall perform all other duties now or hereafter imposed upon Municipal solicitors by the laws of the State of Ohio unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the Council and shall perform such other duties as Council may impose consistent with the office.
(d) The Council may from time to time provide for such assistants and special counsel to the Law Director as it shall deem necessary.