[R.O. 2011 §110.480; CC 1975 §2-95; Ord. No. 88-32 §1, 12-14-1988]
The City Attorney shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval
of the Council and shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and the
Council.
The attorney shall be a person licensed to practice law in the
State of Missouri.
[R.O. 2011 §110.500; Code 1967 §1-39; CC 1975 §2-97]
A.
It
shall be the duty of the City Attorney to prosecute on behalf of the
City all offenders charged with violations of this Code or other ordinances
of the City. The City Attorney shall represent the City in all actions
originating in the Municipal Court of the City and in any subsequent
court to which an appeal may be taken. It shall be the duty of the
City Attorney to collect all delinquent merchants' and occupation
licenses and City licenses of any kind or character whatsoever, whenever
he/she may be called upon to do so by the Mayor, the City Council
or the City Collector.
B.
It
shall be the duty of the City Attorney to attend Council meetings
and, when requested, to draw all City ordinances and all of the papers
of, and attend to any or all legal matters for, the City, when requested
so to do by the Mayor and City Council, and advise the Mayor and Council
and all other City Officers as to the law pertaining to City affairs,
when requested so to do.
[R.O. 2011 §110.520; CC 1975 §2-99]
The compensation of the City Attorney shall be fixed from time
to time by the City Council.
