[R.O. 1952 §2.48; CC 1988 §2-46; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
The City Manager shall appoint some suitable and competent person to the office of City Attorney, which office is hereby created, and the person so appointed shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Manager. The appointment order shall be made by the City Manager by appropriate administrative letter and shall include the rate of compensation to be paid for legal services rendered.
[R.O. 1952 §2.49; CC 1988 §2-47; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
The person appointed to the office of City Attorney shall be licensed to practice law in the State and shall be a member of the Bar in good standing.
[R.O. 1952 §2.50; CC 1988 §2-48; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
The person appointed to the office of City Attorney shall perform all legal services required on behalf of the City as may be requested from time to time by the City Manager and/or the City Council, including, but not limited to, drafting of resolutions, ordinances, contracts and legal forms and the research, preparation and rendering of legal opinions in writing or otherwise respecting questions of law in which the City is or may be interested.
[R.O 1952 §2.51; CC 1988 §2-49; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
A. 
It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to prosecute all violations of this Code or other City ordinances in the Municipal Court, to prosecute and defend in behalf of the City all actions by or against the City begun in any court of law or in equity, and to take appeals to the appropriate Appellate Courts in such cases as the City Attorney shall deem the interest of the City requires such action. 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 the costs, to be approved by the Municipal Judge, before proceeding further with such case.
B. 
The City Attorney shall represent the City in all cases in the Magistrate Courts and in the Circuit Courts, whether brought originally or by appeal from the inferior courts, in the proper Court of Appeals in the State and in the Supreme Court of the State. In all changes of venue that may be taken to some County other than Jefferson County, it shall be the City Attorney's duty to follow and prosecute or defend as the case may be.
[R.O. 1952 §2.52; CC 1988 §2-50; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
The City Attorney shall report to the City Manager and/or the City Council upon request, in writing or otherwise, the status of all suits pending in any court.
[R.O. 1952 §2.53; CC 1988 §2-51; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
In all proceedings for the condemnation of private property for public use, it shall be the duty of the City Attorney to exercise a supervision over the same, prepare all legal papers connected therewith and see that all notices, returns of service thereon, verdicts of juries and all other proceedings are in proper form and in accordance with the laws of the State governing Cities of the Third Class with City Manager form of government and this Code and other ordinances of the City.
[R.O. 1952 §2.56; CC 1988 §2-54; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
Upon the recommendation of the City Attorney, the City Manager, with the advice and consent of the Council, may appoint additional counsel to be entitled to receive a reasonable fee for his/her services. Such appointment shall be made by appropriate administrative motion, resolution or ordinance and shall include the rate of compensation to be paid for legal services rendered.
[R.O. 1952 §2.57; CC 1988 §2-55; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 10-20-1980; Ord. No. 3985 §1, 9-16-2013]
In case of sickness, absence or other temporary inability of the City Attorney to discharge the duties of his/her office, the City Manager may appoint a temporary acting City Attorney to represent the City in the same manner as provided for in Section 120.190.