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ORDINANCE N0. 84- 23. INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Carmen and Council as a Whole AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TERMS, CONDITIONS AND COMPENSATION FOR THE SERVICES OF THE DIRECTOR OF LAW, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF HAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: Section is The Director of Law of Mayfield Village, Ohio, shall be responsible for the administration of all civil, municipal legal matters and shall perform all duties specified by the Charter of Mayfield Village, Ohio, with regard to the Director of Law and by the statutes of the State of Ohio with regard to the duties of City Solicitors. The Director of Law shall not be responsible, however, for the conduct nor compensation of the Municipal Prosecutor, who shall be separately appointed, directed and compensated. Section 2 The Director of Law shall personally conduct or directly supervise all activities for which he is responsible. In any event, attendance at meetings of Council shall be the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Director of Law except as hereinafter stated and all adversary litigation shall be conducted personally by the Director of Law except where otherwise provided. In the event of absence from meetings of Council by reason of illness, personal emergency, vacation or unavoidable absence from Cuyahoga County on other non-municipal business, or in the event of being unable to conduct litigation by reason of illness or personal emergency, the Director of Law shall cause all services necessary to the municipality to be rendered by a qualified attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and having muncipal legal experience, which services shall be rendered in accordance with all of the terms and conditions of this Ordinance. .Section 3. Effective January 1, 1984, and retroactive thereot, the charges to the municipality for services to be rendered by the Director of Law shall be as follows: (a) For attendance at regular Council meetings, Council Caucuses, and the regular meeting of the Planning Commission, plus such other meetings of Boards, Commissions, and Council at which the attendance of the Law Director is requested, not to exceed four (4) meetings per month, as well as routine oral conferences by telephone or at the Village Hall or in the office of the Law Director with the Mayor or Members of Council, together with preparation of all Ordinances, Resolutions and proclamations; as well as the preparation