The duties of the City Solicitor and Assistant City Solicitor
shall be as follows. They shall:
A. Approve contracts, give legal advice and furnish written opinions
when so requested by the Mayor, City Council, the chairperson of a
City committee or the head of any City department.
B. Prosecute or defend all cases and proceedings to which the City is
a party.
C. Prepare or approve all deeds or other legal instruments relating
to the City, consider claims against the City and make recommendation
for their resolution to the Mayor or appropriate committee of the
City Council, as the case may be, and generally handle all legal affairs
pertaining to the City.
D. Employ and supervise, from time to time, such full- or part-time
assistance as may be required to accomplish the above duties, subject,
however, to proper appropriations being made therefor.
The salaries of the City Solicitor, Assistant City Solicitor
and other employees of the Law Department shall be as set forth from
time to time in the ordinances designating salaries and wages for
the City employees.