127.03 AUTHORITY TO HIRE ASSISTANTS. 127.03 AUTHORITY TO HIRE ASSISTANTS. Document type section Identifier 127.03 Citation § 127.03 Ordinances detected S, 116-84, 72-69, 4-64, 22-69, 78-93 Original source American Legal Publishing Content hash bc363610beeefc66fae4ce9af97201d51504e31ebf2ee01f3f1c1d74e9ca24a4 Skip to main content Search Sitemap Login Select Language Resources Skip to code content (skip section selection) 2025-04 (current) Sheffield Lake Overview Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO CERTIFICATION ROSTER OF OFFICIALS ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84 COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE CHARTER PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE ONE - General Provisions TITLE THREE - Legislative TITLE FIVE - Administrative CHAPTER 121 Mayor CHAPTER 123 Treasurer CHAPTER 127 Department of Law 127.01 DIRECTOR; APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS. 127.02 DUTIES OF DIRECTOR. 127.03 AUTHORITY TO HIRE ASSISTANTS. 127.04 PROSECUTOR. 127.05 APPEAL OF BOARD OR COMMISSION DECISIONS. CHAPTER 129 Department of Finance CHAPTER 131 Department of Public Safety CHAPTER 133 Division of Police CHAPTER 135 Division of Fire CHAPTER 137 Division of Building Inspection CHAPTER 138 Division of Health CHAPTER 139 Department of Public Service CHAPTER 141 Division of Water CHAPTER 143 Division of Sewers CHAPTER 145 Division of Streets and Roads CHAPTER 147 Division of Sanitation CHAPTER 149 Department of Taxation CHAPTER 151 Engineer CHAPTER 153 Forester CHAPTER 155 Animal Control Officer CHAPTER 157 Civil Service Commission CHAPTER 158 Block Grant Grievance Board CHAPTER 159 Economic Development Advisory Board CHAPTER 161 Board of Zoning and Building Appeals (Repealed) CHAPTER 163 Park-Recreation Board (Repealed) CHAPTER 164 Records Commission CHAPTER 165 Rate Review Board CHAPTER 167 Planning Commission CHAPTER 168 Board of Control CHAPTER 169 Employment Provisions CHAPTER 171 Community Center Board of Trustees CHAPTER 173 Legal Defense and Indemnification CHAPTER 175 ADA Coordinator CHAPTER 177 Part-Time Grant Administrator TITLE SEVEN - Judicial TITLE NINE - Taxation PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE OH Sheffield Lake Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH 127.03 AUTHORITY TO HIRE ASSISTANTS. CHAPTER 127 Department of Law CHAPTER 127 Department of Law 127.01    Director; appointment and qualifications. 127.02    Duties of Director. 127.03    Authority to hire assistants. 127.04    Prosecutor. 127.05    Appeal of board or commission decisions.   CROSS REFERENCES Salary of Director - see CHTR. Art. IV, §7 Bond - see CHTR. Art. IV, §7; ADM. 169.01 Establishment- see CHTR. Art. V, §1 Director; appointment, term, qualifications, duties and powers - see CHTR. Art. V, §2  Powers and duties of Director - see Ohio R.C. 733.51 et seq.     127.01 DIRECTOR; APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS.    The Director of Law shall be appointed in accordance with Article V, Section 2 of the City Charter. The Director of Law shall be qualified in accordance with the provisions of the Charter. (Ord. 72-69. Passed 8-26-69.) 127.02 DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.    The Director of Law shall be the head of the Department of Law and shall perform all duties as set forth in Article V, Section 2, of the City Charter, plus the following duties:    (a)    Attendance at all regular and special Council meetings;    (b)    Answering all questions orally or in writing inquired of him by the Mayor, members of Council or other City officials;    (c)    Prepare ordinances, resolutions and amendments thereto upon request by Council;    (d)    Attend meetings of any committee, board or commission of the City when so requested;    (e)    Draft and prepare contracts or agreements in which the City or any of its departments may be a party;    (f)    Assist the City in preparing legislation in obtaining Federal or State assistance for any proposed public project;    (g)    Draft and prepare any amendments or changes for the City Charter; and    (h)    Attend as representative of the City any meeting held by legislative or administrative officials of other municipalities when so requested by the Mayor or Council. (Ord. 72-69. Passed 8-26-69.) 127.03 AUTHORITY TO HIRE ASSISTANTS.    The Director of Law is hereby authorized to employ legal assistants whenever he and the majority of Council determine such assistance is necessary (Ord. 4-64. Passed 1-14-64.) 127.04 PROSECUTOR.    (a)   The Office of Prosecutor is hereby established for the City. The duties of the Prosecutor shall be confined to the prosecution of all felonies and misdemeanors, including traffic offenses, which occur or are committed within the City. The Prosecutor shall be charged with the usual duties incumbent upon and established by State statute upon prosecuting attorneys within cities and other municipalities.    (b)    The Mayor shall appoint the Prosecutor with the approval of two-thirds or more of Council. The Prosecutor shall be under the administrative direction of the Mayor and shall be paid out of funds appropriated from the General Fund.    (c)    All City business or matters involving civil or City business other than the prosecution of those charged with the commission of felonies and/or misdemeanors shall be and remain the exclusive responsibility of the Director of Law. (Ord. 22-69. Passed 3-25-69.) 127.05 APPEAL OF BOARD OR COMMISSION DECISIONS.    The City shall have the right to appeal to the appropriate Court of law any decision of any board or commission of the City. The right to appeal such decisions shall include but shall not be limited to the right to appeal any decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Planning Commission and the Civil Service Commission. (Ord. 78-93. Passed 9-14-93.) Disclaimer: This Code of Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality. 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Hosted by: American Legal Publishing Back to Code Library Previous Doc Next Doc 0 items available Detected legislative history Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO ORDINANCE NO. 116-84 ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE Repealed) ords Commission ordinator ordance with Article V, Section 2 of the City Charter ordance with the provisions of the Ord. 72-69 ordinances, resolutions and amendments thereto upon request by Council; Ord. 4-64 Ord. 22-69 Ord. 78-93 Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken Ordinances or other documents posted on this site, please contact the Municipality directly or contact American Legal Publishing toll-free at 800-445-5588 Imported automatically by MunicipalWiki. The original publisher remains the authoritative source pending legal normalization and verification.