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RESOLUTION NO. 2000- 2.0:'.`° INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole A RESOLUTION RE-ESTABLISHNG TERMS, CONDITIONS AND COMPENSATION FOR THE SERVICES OF TBE DIRECTOR OF LAW AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BE IT RESOLVED BY TBE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VII,LAGE, OHIO, THAT: SECTION 1. The Mayor's appointment of Joseph W. Diemert, Jr. as Director of Law for Mayfield Village, Ohio is hereby confirmed, subject to the terms, conditions and compensation hereinafter established. SECTION 2. 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. SECTIOIV 3. The I3irector 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 directed by the Director of Law. In the event of absence from meetings, or in the event of being unable to conduct litigation, 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 municipal legal experience, which services shall be rendered in accordance with all of the terms and conditions of this Resolution. SECTION 4. Effective January 1, 2001, and retroactive thereto, 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 wluch the attendance of the Law Director is requested, not to exceed two (2) meetin,gs 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 a11 Ordinances, Resolutions and Proclamations, as well as the preparation of opinions requiring incidental and minimal research, a biweekly retainer of Seven Hundred and 88/100 Dollars ($700.88), payable in advance.