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- 4 - In the absence of the Director of Law for any reason, the first assistant director of law shall per€orm all of the duties herein imposed upon the Director of Law." 5, That Section 3 of Article V of the Charter be amended~to require that the Director of Finance be a qualified elector and resident of the City for two years prior to his election and that he be a certified or registered public accountant with a minimum of five years public or private accounting experience, such amended Section 3 of Article V to read as follows: "A rticle V, Section 3: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE The Director of Finance shall be on a full-time basis, with • office to be conducted from the Municipal Building, and shall be the head of the Finance Department and the Fiscal Off icer of the City, He shall be elected at the regular municipal election in the year 1961, and every second year thereafter, for a term of two (2) years. No person shall be eligible to be the Director of Finance unless he shall have been a qualified elector and resident of this city for at least two. years immediately prior to the date of his election, and he shall continue to be a qualified elector and resident of this city during his term of office. The Director of Finance shall at the time of his election be either a certified public account- ant or a registered public accountant with a minimum of five years public or private accounting experience immediately preceding his declaration of candidacy. His term shall begin and he shall assume office on the first day of January next following such election, He shall serve • the Mayor and the Council as financial advisor in connection with municipal affairs, and he may serve as Clerk of the 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 Auditors or Treasurer by the laws of the State of Ohio unless otherwise provided by this Charter, or by ordinance of the Council, and he shall perf orm such other duties as the Mayor may impose upon him consistent with his office," 6, That Section 4 of Article V of the Charter be amended to provide for the assignment of duties of police and fire personnel by the Police and Fire Chiefs under rules and regulations prescribed by the Director of Public Safety, such amended Section 4 of Article V to read as follows: "Article V, Section 4; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY The Director of Public Safety shall be the head of the Police, Fire, and Building Departa~ nts; and if established by • Council, the Department of Health, He shall make all necessary rules and regulations for the government of the Department of Public Salty and the several divisions thereof, and he shall be charged with the duty of enforcing all police, health, safety and sanitary regulations that may be prescribed by ordinances or rules of the City or the general laws of the State of Ohio. The Director of Public Safety shall perform such other duties, consi~t- ent with his office, as may be required by this Charter, by ordi- nance of the Council, or as directed by the Mayor, The Chief of Police and the Chief of the Fire Department shall have exclusive control of the assignment of duties of all officers or employees of their respective divisions under such rules and regulations as the Director of Public Safety may prescribe."