City of Weston, MO
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2021-12-13
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Title I Government Code
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Chapter 115 City Officials
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Article V City Attorney
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Ttl I Government Code
- Ch 100 General Provisions
- Ch 105 Elections
- Ch 110 Mayor and Board of Aldermen
- Ch 115 City Officials
- Ch 115 Art V City Attorney
- § 115.120 Appointment — Term.
- § 115.130 Duties.
- § 115.140 Temporary City Attorney.
- Ch 120 Conflicts of Interest
- Ch 125 Municipal Court
- Ch 130 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 135 Taxation
- Ttl II Public Health, Safety and Welfare
- Ch 200 Police Department
- Ch 203 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 205 Animal Regulations
- Ch 210 Offenses
- Ch 215 Nuisances
- Ch 217 Abandoned Property
- Ch 220 Solid Waste Management
- Ttl III Traffic Code
- Ch 300 General Provisions
- Ch 305 Traffic Administration
- Ch 310 Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations
- Ch 315 Traffic Control Devices
- Ch 320 Speed Regulations
- Ch 325 Turning Movements
- Ch 330 One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Ch 335 Stop and Yield Intersections, Railroad Crossings
- Ch 340 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
- Ch 342 Alcohol-Related Traffic Offenses
- Ch 345 Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
- Ch 350 Method of Parking
- Ch 355 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places
- Ch 360 Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only
- Ch 365 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted or Prohibited on Certain Streets
- Ch 370 Vehicle Equipment
- Ch 373 Vehicle Weight, Size and Load Regulations
- Ch 375 Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles
- Ch 380 Licensing Requirements
- Ch 385 Abandoned Vehicles
- Sch I Speed Limits
- Sch II Through Streets
- Sch III Parking Restrictions
- Sch IV Stop Lights
- Sch V One-Way Streets
- Sch VI Snow Emergency Routes
- Ttl IV Land Use
- Ch 400 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Ch 405 Zoning Regulations
- Ch 407 Architectural Advisory Board
- Ch 410 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 415 Floodplain Management
- Ch 420 Sign Regulations
- Ttl V Building and Construction
- Ch 500 Code Adoptions
- Ch 505 Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places
- Ch 510 Public Rights-of-Way — Managing the Use and Occupancy of
- Ch 515 Dangerous Buildings
- Ttl VI Business and Occupations
- Ch 600 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 605 Business Licenses and Business Regulations
- Ch 610 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 615 Utility Services — Taxes Imposed
- Ch 620 Video Services Providers and Utility Use Right-of-Way and Other Property
- Ttl VII Utilities
- Ch 700 General Provisions
- Ch 703 Public Water System
- Ch 705 Water Regulations
- Ch 710 Public and Private Sewers
- Ch 715 User Charge System
- Cross Reference
- Ch CR Cross Reference
A.
The Mayor,
with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen, at the first
(1st) meeting after each annual City election shall appoint a suitable
person as City Attorney who shall hold office until his/her successor
is appointed and qualified.
B.
Qualifications. No person shall be appointed to the office
of City Attorney unless he/she be a licensed and practicing attorney
at law in this State.
[R.O. 1937 Ch. VIII §§49 — 51(1897-45 —
48-1915); Ord. No. 1.044.02; Ord. No. 1.044.03; Ord.
No. 1.044.04]
A.
It shall
be the duty of the City Attorney to prosecute or defend all suits
in any court or record or before a justice of the peace or Mayor or
Police judge of the City to which the City is a party or in any way
concerned. He/she shall advise the Board, Mayor or City Officers on
such legal questions as may rise in relation to the business of the
City and shall defend all actions against any City Officer, servant
or agent of the City on account of official acts.
B.
He/she
shall prepare all charges and complaints against any party or parties
charged with a violation of any ordinances of the City and shall prosecute
the same on behalf of the City.
C.
He/she
shall make affidavits on behalf of the City in all cases where the
same is necessary, in procuring change of venue or in taking an appeal
or any other matter necessary to proper legal proceedings.
[R.O. 1937 Ch. VIII §52(1897-49-1915); Ord. No. 1.044.05]
If at any time the City Attorney shall for any cause be unable
to attend to any business pertaining to his/her office, the Mayor
shall appoint some competent attorney to attend to such business,
who shall receive for his/her services the same compensation as the
City Attorney would receive for similar services.
