[Ord. No. 1884, 12-16-2020[1]]
No person shall be appointed to the office of City Attorney
unless he/she is a licensed and practicing attorney at law in this
State. The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of
the members of the Board of Aldermen shall have the power to appoint
a City Attorney or Attorneys licensed to practice law in the State
of Missouri. The person or persons appointed as City Attorney or Attorneys
are hereby deemed to be an officer of the City under Section 79.230,
RSMo., 2016, as amended.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1884 also changed the title of this
Section from "Qualifications" to "Appointment."
[Ord. No. 442 §1, 3-2-2000]
Whenever the City shall incur attorneys' fees as a result of
civil litigation in which the City prevails either by judgment or
dismissal in favor of the City, the City shall be entitled to be indemnified
by the opposing parties in such litigation for the City's reasonable
attorneys' fees incurred in such litigation.
