§ 7.10 DEPARTMENT OF LAW - LAW DIRECTOR.
   The Law Director shall be the head of the Department of Law. He shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Council, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. The Law Director must be admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio.
   The Law Director shall be the legal advisor, attorney, and counsel for the Municipality, and for all other offices, departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and bodies of the Municipality in connection with Municipal affairs; and subject to the direction of Council, shall represent the Municipality in all proceedings in Court or before any administrative board or body. He shall perform such other duties consistent with his office, as may be required by this Charter, by ordinance or resolution of the Council, or by the laws of the State of Ohio, unless otherwise provided by ordinance of Council. The Law Director shall be the prosecuting attorney on behalf of the Municipality and shall prosecute cases brought before Courts of competent jurisdiction.
   The Council may provide for such assistants and special Council to the Law Director as shall be deemed advisable. All assistants shall be responsible to the Law Director, and when authorized by him, may exercise all or any part of the powers and duties granted to the Law Director under this section. Special counsel may be selected by the Council or the Law Director, as determined by the Council; and such special counsel may perform those powers and functions as authorized by and in the manner provided by the Council.
(Amendment adopted by the electorate, 11-4-80)