A. 
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen, at the first (1st) meeting after each annual City election shall appoint a suitable person as City Attorney who shall hold office until his/her successor is appointed and qualified.
B. 
Qualifications. No person shall be appointed to the office of City Attorney unless he/she be a licensed and practicing attorney at law in this State.
[CC 1964 §208.020]
The City Attorney shall prosecute or defend as the case may require all suits in which the City is interested, representing the City generally in all matters of law; draw contracts, ordinances and legal documents which may be required of him/her by the Board of Aldermen; give his/her opinion without fee in matters of law in which the City is interested and perform such other services incident to his/her office as may be required of him/her by the Board or any officers of the City.