The Director of Law shall be the head of the Department of Law, and shall be appointed by the Mayor, with approval of a majority of voting members of Council for a term not to exceed that for which the Mayor is elected. The Director of Law shall serve the Mayor, the Council, the administrative officers and departments, and the commissions and boards of the Municipality as legal counsel and shall represent the Municipality in all court proceedings or before administrative boards or commissions. He shall perform all duties now and hereafter imposed upon city solicitors by the laws of the State of Ohio, unless otherwise provided by ordinance of Council, and he shall perform such other duties as the Council or Mayor may impose upon him consistent with his office. The Director of Law and the City of Sheffield Lake, Ohio's, Department of Law shall not provide any legal services for or legal representation for the Sheffield/Sheffield Lake Board of Education. No person shall act as Director of Law unless duly admitted to practice of Law in the State of Ohio.
(Amended 11-3-15.)