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Ordinance No. 2005 -115 The Director of Law shall act as legal counsel and serve in such capacity the Mayor, Council, administrative officers, departments, and the commissions and boards of the City. As legal counsel and attorney, he shall represent the City in all proceedings in court or before any administrative body and in such other matters and controversies as he is, by resolution or ordinance, directed to prosecute. The Director of Law may with the approval of a majority of the members of Council retain the services of outside counsel to assist him in carrying out any of duties specified in this Section. He or an Assistant Director of Law shall act as Prosecuting Attorney for the City. He shall perform all other duties now or hereinafter imposed upon city solicitors by the laws of the State of Ohio unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the Council and shall perform such duties as Council and the Mayor may imposed upon him consistent with his office. SEC. 3. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. The Director of Finance shall be on a full -time basis, with his office to be conducted from the Municipal Building, and shall be the head of the Finance Department and the Fiscal Officer of the City. Commencing with the regular municipal election in the year 1977, and every fourth (4th) year thereafter, he shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. His term shall begin and he shall assume office on the first day of January next following such election. No person shall be eligible to be the Director of Finance unless he shall have been a qualified elector and resident of the City for at least two (2) years immediately prior to the date of his election, and shall continue to be a qualified elector and resident of the City during his term of office. The Director of Finance shall at the time of his election be either a certified public accountant or a registered public accountant with a minimum of five (5) years public or private accounting experience immediately preceding his election. In the event the office of Director of Finance shall become vacant for any reason, the Mayor shall appoint a successor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of Council, to serve for the unexpired term or until the election of a successor for the unexpired term at the next regular municipal election provided that, (a) such election shall occur more than two (2) years prior to the expiration of the unexpired term, and (b) the vacancy shall have occurred not less than thirty (30) days prior to the candidate filing deadline for said next regular municipal election. Upon concurrence of two - thirds of the members of Council, the Council may, after public hearing, remove the Director of Finance from office for his disqualification while in office, for his conviction while in office of a crime involving moral turpitude, or for a violation of his oath of office. Prior to such removal action, the Director of Finance shall be notified in writing of the charge or charges against him at least ten (10) days in advance of any hearing upon such charge or charges and he and his counsel shall be given an opportunity to be heard, present evidence, and examine any witness appearing in support of such charge or charges. He shall serve the Mayor and the Council as finance advisor in connection with Municipal affairs, and he may serve as Clerk of Council. In such capacity or capacities, he shall keep the records of said bodies, and shall authenticate all records, documents, and instruments of the City on which authentication is proper. The Director of Finance shall examine all payrolls, bills and other claims against the City and shall issue no warrant unless he shall find that the claim is in proper form, correctly computed and duly approved, and that it is due and payable, and that an appropriation has been made therefor; and he shall perform all other duties now or hereafter imposed upon City 4