[R.O. 1993 § 110.130; Ord. No.
786, B15-597, 12-13-1956; CC
1963 Ch. 2 Art. IV § 2-41; Ord. No. 1890 Art. IV § 2-41, 1-11-1977]
There is hereby created the office of City Attorney. No person
shall be appointed to the office of City Attorney unless he/she is
a licensed and practicing attorney at law in the State of Missouri.
The City Attorney shall be appointed by the City Manager with the
consent and approval of the City Council, for an indefinite term,
at a salary to be set by the City Council.
[R.O. 1993 § 110.140; R.O. of 1938, § 121;
CC 1963 Ch. 2 Art. IV § 2-42; Ord. No. 1890 Art. IV § 2-42, 1-11-1977]
It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to prosecute and defend
all actions originating or pending in any court in this State to which
this City is a party, or in which the interest of this City is involved,
and to generally perform all legal services required on behalf of
the City. In any complaint made before the Municipal Judge, the City
Attorney may, if in his/her judgment the interest of the City demands
it, require the complainant, or party at whose instance the complaint
is made, to give security for costs, to be approved by the Municipal
Judge, before proceeding further in any such cause.
[R.O. 1993 § 110.150; CC 1963 Ch. 2 Art. IV § 2-42; Ord. No. 1890 Art. IV § 2-43, 1-11-1977]
In any suit or action at law or in equity brought by or against
the City, except in prosecutions before the Municipal Judge, the City
Council may, by resolution, employ any attorney or attorneys and pay
him/her or them a reasonable fee therefor.
