The Director of Law shall be the head of the Law Department and shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the members elected to Council. He/she may be removed from office by the Mayor; provided, however, that such removal shall not take place without the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the members elected to Council. The Director of Law shall serve the Mayor, the Council, the administrative officers and departments, and the commissions and boards of the City as legal counsel, and shall represent the City in all proceedings in court or before any administrative body. He/she shall act as the prosecuting attorney before the Mayor or upon any appeal from decisions of the Mayor. He/she shall perform all other duties now or hereafter imposed upon city solicitors by the laws of the State of Ohio unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the Council, and he/she shall perform such other duties as the Council or the Mayor may impose upon him/her consistent with his/her office. No person shall act as Director of Law unless duly admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio.