The Mayor shall annually appoint a City Solicitor who shall
have charge of the Law Department and such Assistant Solicitors as
may be required. Such officer shall hold office for a term of one
year and until his successor has been appointed and qualified.
The City Solicitor shall investigate the facts in relation to
accidents reported to him by the Chief of Police or any other City
official. He shall keep a record of the same together with the names
and addresses of the witnesses and may incur any reasonable expense
in doing the same, provided that all bills contracted by him for such
purposes shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor.