[Code 1991, § 2-201]
[Code 1991, § 2-202]
A.
Assistant attorneys for the commonwealth of the City may be appointed
by the commonwealth's attorney for the City, after having first received
approval of the City Council and of the state compensation board,
for a term of office coterminous with his/her own.
B.
All assistant commonwealth attorneys for the City shall perform such
duties as are prescribed by the commonwealth's attorney.
C.
An assistant commonwealth's attorney for the City shall devote his
full time to his duties and shall not engage in the private practice
of law if the City Council and the state compensation board concur
that he shall so serve.
[Code 1991, § 2-221]
The City Attorney shall be appointed within 60 days of the City
Council's organizational meeting by a majority vote of the members
of the City Council present. His term of office shall be for the two
ensuing years thereafter.
[Code 1991, § 2-222]
The salary of the City Attorney shall be in such sum as determined
by the City Council from time to time.
[Code 1991, § 2-223]
The City Attorney shall attend regular meetings of the City
Council, and notices of such meetings shall be sent to him by the
clerk of the City Council. He shall attend such special meetings as
he may be requested to attend. He shall give his opinion and advise
the City Council concerning matters upon which he may be interrogated.
He shall render advice and render opinions in writing, when so requested,
to any member of the City Council or to the City Manager, concerning
any legal matters affecting the City. He shall defend all actions
or suits instituted by or against the City. He shall communicate with
the Mayor, the City Council, and the City Manager any matters which
he deems to vitally affect the interest of the City, and perform such
additional duties and services as may be prescribed by the City Council
from time to time. The City Attorney shall act as counsel and attorney
for the City Manager.
[Code 1991, § 2-224]
The City Council may at any time appoint, by a majority vote
of the members of City Council present, an Assistant City Attorney
to serve at the will of the City Council. It shall be the duty of
the assistant to perform such of the duties imposed upon the City
Attorney and to render such assistance to the City Attorney as may
be required by the City Attorney or by the City Council. The salary
of the Assistant City Attorney shall be in such sum as determined
by the City Council from time to time.
