(A) There is hereby created the Department of Finance to be headed by a Finance Director. The person holding the office of Village Clerk-Treasurer under the general statutory plan for villages at the time this Charter becomes effective shall be the Finance Director with all the powers, duties, and functions provided under this Charter, and shall hold that office until January 1, 1980. The offices of Village Clerk and Treasurer under the general statutory plan for villages shall be abolished effective January 1, 1978. Beginning January 1, 1980 and thereafter, the Finance Director shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Council by a vote of at least a majority of its members. The Finance Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and the Council and may be removed without cause by the Mayor with the approval of the Council by a vote of at least a majority of its members; or he may be removed without cause by the Council by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of its members without the consent of the Mayor.
(B) The Finance Director shall be qualified by training or experience to carry out the powers, duties and functions of the office. The Mayor and the Council shall be the sole judges of the qualifications of the Finance Director.
(C) The Finance Director shall be the chief fiscal officer of the municipality and shall perform the powers, duties and functions now or hereafter given to City Auditors and Treasurers under the general laws of Ohio to the extent those laws are not in conflict with this Charter. The Finance Director, in addition to the powers, duties and functions prescribed by this Charter shall have other powers, duties and functions as required by ordinance or resolution, or as directed by the Mayor. The Finance Director shall keep the financial records of the municipality, establish the accounting systems, financial records and reports used by the offices, departments, divisions, bureaus, boards and commissions of the municipality; assist the Mayor in the preparation and submission of appropriation measures, estimates, budgets, capital programs and other financial matters; provide full and complete information concerning the financial affairs and status of the municipality as requested by the Mayor or Council; and provide full and complete information and assistance concerning the finances or accounting systems or records of any office, department, division, bureau, board or commission of the municipality as requested by the Mayor or Administrative Director.