Chapter 1-6
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
ARTICLE C. CITY ATTORNEY
SECTION:
1-6C-2: DEPUTY, ASSISTANT OR SPECIAL COUNSEL
1-6C-3: ADVISE CITY COUNCIL; REPORTS
1-6C-6: PREPARE DEEDS, CONTRACTS
1-6C-7: PROPERTY DELIVERED TO SUCCESSOR
1-6C-1 GENERAL DUTIES:
A. The city attorney shall begin and conduct all cases for violations of any ordinance of the city. He shall appear on behalf of the party and shall prosecute or defend such party, as the case may be, in any and all courts until such cases are finally disposed of.
B. It shall be his duty to advise all city officers in relation to their official duties, to prepare and draft all such ordinances as the city council from time to time shall instruct him to do, and perform such other duties as the ordinances of the city and the general laws require, or as the city council may specially direct. (1957 Code § 17-1)
1-6C-2 DEPUTY, ASSISTANT OR SPECIAL COUNSEL:
A. Deputy Or Assistant: The city attorney may appoint a deputy or an assistant who shall be confirmed by the city council, to act in his absence, or in case of disability or inability, and for whose acts he shall be responsible. (1957 Code § 17-1)
B. Special Counsel: The city attorney shall have the power to employ, by and with the consent of the city council, special counsel on matters pertaining to the legal affairs of the city, if the same is deemed necessary and advisable, who shall be compensated by the city. (1957 Code § 17-2)
1-6C-3 ADVISE CITY COUNCIL; REPORTS:
It shall be the duty of the city attorney to advise the city council and its committees on such questions as may arise in relation to the business of the city, and attend the meetings of the city council, when required. He shall report monthly any matter in his hands necessary for the approval of the city council or necessary for its information. (1957 Code § 17-3)
1-6C-4 PROSECUTE APPEALS:
Whenever a criminal action for the violation of a city ordinance is appealed to the district court, it shall be the duty of the city attorney to appear and prosecute said action in the district court. (1957 Code § 17-4)
1-6C-5 OFFER LEGAL OPINIONS:
The city attorney shall, when required so to do, furnish written opinions upon subjects submitted to him by the mayor or city council, or by the head of any department. (1957 Code § 17-5)
1-6C-6 PREPARE DEEDS, CONTRACTS:
The city attorney shall draw any deeds, leases, contracts or other papers and forms required by the business, when requested so to do by the mayor or the city council, or the head of any department. (1957 Code § 17-6)
1-6C-7 PROPERTY DELIVERED TO SUCCESSOR:
Upon the expiration of his term of office or his resignation thereof or removal there from, the city attorney shall forthwith, on demand, deliver to his successor in office all books and papers in his possession belonging to the city or delivered to him by any of its officers, and all papers and information in his possession in actions prosecuted or defended by him then pending and undetermined, together with his register thereof, and of the proceedings therein. (1957 Code § 17-7)