A Department of Law is hereby established by this Charter. The Department of Law shall be headed by the Law Director who shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by a majority vote of the Council. The Director of Law shall be the Solicitor and shall perform all duties required by ordinance and the duties which are imposed upon municipal solicitors by the general law of Ohio including but not limited to prosecution or defense of all suits for and on behalf of the Village; shall prepare all contracts, bonds and other instruments in writing in which the Village is concerned and shall endorse on each his/her approval of the form and correctness thereof. The Law Director, shall be duly admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio and shall have had at least five (5) years of experience in the active practice of law.
(Amended 11-2-10)