The Director of Law shall be the head of the Department of Law and shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council. The Director of Law need not be a resident of the Municipality. No person shall be appointed Director of Law unless duly admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio for a period of not less than three years. The Director of Law shall serve the Mayor, the Council, the administrative departments, and the officers, boards and commissions of the Municipality as legal counsel in connection with municipal affairs, and, subject to the direction of the Mayor, shall represent the Municipality in all court proceedings and before administrative boards. The Director of Law shall perform all other duties now or hereafter imposed upon solicitors by the laws of the State of Ohio unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the Council, and shall perform such other duties consistent with their office as the Mayor or the Council may request.
(Ord. 2019-39. Passed 12-9-19.)