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. r. ;?.,.. CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE N0. 78- PAGE 2. the une ired term and more than seventy five (75) days prior to the date for the primary election, such amended Section 5 o Article IV to rea as ol ows: SEC. S. VACANCIES. Whenever any office of Councilman becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by a majority vote of the remaining members of Council eligible to vote 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 years prior to the expiration of the unexpired term and (b) the vacancy shall have occurred more than seventy five (75) days prior to the primary election. If Council does not fill said vacancy within thirty (30) days, the Mayor shall appoint a councilman to fill said vacancy. (C) That Section 2 of Article V of the Charter to be amended to rovide for the election o a successox to t e o ice of Director of Law in the event the o lce o Irectox o Law ecomes vacant more than two ears rior to the e ira- tion o t e unexpixe term an moxe than seventy five (75) days prior to the date or t e primarv election, suc amended Section of Article V to read as follows: SEC. 2. DIRECTOR 0F LAW The Director of Law shall be the head of the Law Department of the City and cornmencing with the regular municipal election in the year 1977, and every fourth (4th) yeax thereafter, he shall be elected for a term of four (4) years. His term shall begin and he shall assume o£fice on the first day of January next following such election. The Director of Law shall be eanpotivered to designate such assistants as shall be authorized by and approved by Council. No person shall be eligible ta be the Director o£ Law unless he is authorized to practice as an attorney in Qhio and has been engaged in the active practice of law in Ohio continuously for a period of five years next pxeceding his election, has been a auali£ied elector and a resident of the City for at least two (2) years immediately prior to the date of his election, and shall continue to be a aualified elector and resident of the City during his term of office. In the event the affice of Director of Law shall become vacant for any reas4n, the Mayor shall appoint a successor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the membexs of Cpuncil, tp sexve 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 twa (2) years pxipr to the expiration of the unexpired term, and (b) the vacancy shall have accurred more than seventy £ive (75) days prior to the date for the primary election. I£ such vacancy occurs a£ter the filing date the A4ayor shall apppint a successor, subject to canfirmation by a majority af the members of Cauncil. Upon concurrence of two-thirds of the members o£ Council, the Council may, after public hearing, remove the Directax af Law from office for his disqualifica- tion while in of£ice, for his conviction while in office of a crime involving moral turpitude, or for a violation of his oath o£ office. Prior to such removal action, the Directar of Law 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 caunsel shall be given an opportunity to be heard, pxesent evidence, and examine any witness appearing in support o£ such charge or charges. The Director of Law shall act as legal caunsel and serve in such capacity the Mayor, Council, administrative o£ficers, departments, and the cpmmissians and baards of the City. A$ legal counsel and attorney, he shall repxesent 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. He or an Assistant Director of Law shall act as Prosecuting Attarney for the City. He shall pexform all other duties now or hereinafter imposed upon city salicitors by the laws of the State of Ohio unless Qtherwise provided by ardinance of the Council and shall perform such duties as Council and the Mayor may impose upon him consistent with his office.