[R.O. 2009 §2-216; Code 1969 §2-31]
The City Attorney, City Prosecutor and Public Defender shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen and shall hold office during the pleasure of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2009 §2-217; Code 1969 §2-32; Ord. No. 3275 §1, 5-3-1993]
A. 
The City Attorney shall be a person who has been admitted to practice law in the State and a qualified voter under the laws and Constitution of the State. The duties which the City Attorney shall perform shall consist of:
1. 
Attendance at all meetings of the Board of Aldermen;
2. 
Advising the various City Officials upon legal questions pertaining to municipal affairs;
3. 
Preparation and drafting of all ordinances, easements, contracts, bonds, deeds of the City and other legal papers relating to the affairs of the City;
4. 
Except as specifically provided in Section 115.250, the prosecution or defense of litigation involving the City in any court of this State, whether not of record or of record, including pretrial preparation and investigation and legal research, as well as appellate procedures;
5. 
Appearing before the Public Service Commission or other similar bodies on municipal affairs;
6. 
Traveling out of the City on municipal business or affairs;
7. 
The performance of such other duties of a legal nature as may be directed by motion duly passed and approved by the Board of Aldermen;
8. 
Make recommendations, from time to time, to the Board of Aldermen for revising and modernizing this Code and its provisions;
9. 
Perform the duties charged to the City Prosecutor under this Article whenever the City Prosecutor is temporarily absent or unable to perform his/her duties;
10. 
Perform such other duties of a legal nature as may be directed by motion duly passed by the Board of Aldermen; and
11. 
Perform such additional duties as are prescribed by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2009 §2-218; Code 1969 §2-33]
The reasonable expenses of the City Attorney incurred in the performance of any of the duties specified in this Article shall be paid by the City. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney, as far as it is reasonably possible, to apprise the members of the Board of Aldermen of the nature and amount of such expenses in advance of their incurrence. If the Board of Aldermen shall desire the undertaking of some legal work which the Board of Aldermen shall deem extraordinary and not reasonably within the scope or contemplation of such duties, the Mayor shall designate, with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, an attorney to perform such work and the Board of Aldermen shall establish a reasonable fee to be paid for such legal services.
[R.O. 2009 §2-219; Code 1969 §2-34]
A. 
The City Prosecutor shall be a person who has been admitted to practice law in the State, a resident of the City and a qualified voter under the laws and Constitution of the State, this Code or other ordinances of the City. The duties which the City Prosecutor shall perform shall consist of:
1. 
Supervision of the preparation of all complaints, dockets, affidavits and recognizances, transcripts and other papers arising out of any case in the Municipal Court;
2. 
Attendance at and prosecution of all violations of this Code or other City ordinances of the Municipal Court;
3. 
Preparation for trial of Municipal Court matters, including advising Police Officers relative to Municipal Court matters;
4. 
Perform such additional duties as the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen may prescribe;
5. 
Perform the duties charged to the City Attorney under this Article whenever the City Attorney is temporarily absent or unable to perform his/her duties.
[R.O. 2009 §2-220; Code 1969 §2-36; Ord. No. 4084 §1, 8-20-2007]
The Public Defender shall be a person who has been admitted to practice law in the State, a resident of the City and a qualified voter under the laws and Constitution of the State, this Code and other ordinances of the City. The duties which the Public Defender shall perform shall consist of defending persons in the Municipal Court, where it has been determined by the judge of that court that the defendant is without means to retain counsel and that justice requires that such defendant be represented by counsel.