[R.O. 2012 §125.400; CC 1992 §2-71; Ord. No. 1620 §2, 10-11-1982; Ord. No. 3216 §§1 — 2, 3-12-2007]
The Mayor shall, with the consent and approval of a majority
of the Board of Aldermen, appoint a City Attorney and may appoint
an Assistant City Attorney, who shall be legally licensed attorneys.
They shall take and subscribe to the oath required of all City Officers.
[R.O. 2012 §125.410; CC 1992 §2-72; Ord. No. 1620 §2, 10-11-1982]
It shall be the duty of the City Attorney and Assistant City
Attorney to advise the officials of the City and the Board of Aldermen
upon all questions of law affecting the City's interests or the duties
of the officers thereof when requested to do so, to prosecute offenders
violating the City ordinances, to prosecute or defend all suits in
which the City is a party, to prosecute all suits for general or special
taxes, and to do all of the things required of them by law or ordinance.
[R.O. 2012 §125.420; CC 1992 §2-73; Ord. No. 1620 §2, 10-11-1982]
The City Attorney and Assistant City Attorney shall receive
such compensation as may be determined by the Board of Aldermen by
ordinance.