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Editor's Note: For additional information regarding the County Solicitor, see Charter § 1.5-503.
The Chief Executive shall, with the consent of a majority of seated members of County Council, appoint a County Solicitor. Upon receiving the consent of County Council to appointment to the position, the County Solicitor shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Chief Executive.
The County Solicitor shall be an attorney at law admitted to practice in the Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and shall be a member in good standing of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The Solicitor shall devote full-time to the legal affairs of the County.
The County Solicitor shall be the Director of the Law Department and shall perform the following duties and responsibilities:
A. 
Provide, upon request of the Chief Executive or Council, legal opinions on any legal matter or question pertaining to the County;
B. 
Prepare and revise ordinances or resolutions as requested from time to time by the Chief Executive or Council;
C. 
Commence and prosecute all suits brought or to be brought by the County wherein or whereby any rights, privileges, properties, claims or demands of the County are involved, as well as to defend all actions, suits, grievances, claims or potential claims brought or alleged against the County;
D. 
With the authority of the Chief Executive, compromise and settle actions, suits, claims or potential claims brought by or against the County, with notification to Council, prior to or contemporaneous with execution of the agreement;
E. 
Prepare, or cause to be prepared, as directed by the Manager, and/or approve as to form all contracts, agreements, leases, surety bonds or other legal documents on behalf of the County;
F. 
Oversee the operations of the Allegheny County Law Library; and
G. 
Perform all duties now performed by County Solicitors under the laws of the Commonwealth and to do, perform every and all professional acts, and render legal advice incident to the office of County Solicitor, which may be required under the Charter.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Charter is included at the beginning of this volume.