(a) The Director of Law will not be obligated to perform all duties now or hereafter imposed by law upon solicitors of cities, but his legal duties will be limited to serving the Mayor, the various Administrative Departments, boards and officers of the Municipality and the Council, as attorney and legal counsel, and shall represent the Municipality in all proceedings in courts of law and before any administrative body. In particular, the Director of Law shall serve the Mayor,
Members of Council, the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, various Administrative Department Heads and Employees of the City, the Planning Commission, the Board of Building and Zoning Appeals, and the Civil Service Commission as attorney and legal counsel on matters relating to City business. He shall represent the City in all proceedings in court or before any administrative body. He shall prepare or review all ordinances and resolutions of Council and shall prepare or review all contracts and other written instruments in which the City is concerned and shall endorse on each his approval as to the legal form and correctness thereof. He shall act as the Prosecuting Attorney of the City. When the Director of Law is temporarily absent from the Municipality or is temporarily unable to perform his duties for any cause, he shall appoint one of the Assistant Directors of Law to serve as Acting Director of Law. In the event that the Director of Law is unable to appoint an Acting Director of Law, the Mayor shall appoint one of the Assistant Directors of Law to serve as Acting Director of Law.
The Director of Law shall be permitted to handle any other legal work or represent any other boards and commissions outside of the City of Westlake. The provisions contained herein shall not be construed in any way to interfere with or otherwise limit his general practice of law.
(Ord. 2018-73. Passed 9-20-18; Ord. 2020-149. Passed 2-18-21.)
(b) The compensation to be paid the Director of Law for the performance of duties shall be determined by Council.
(Ord. 2000-187. Passed 12-7-00.)