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 1979 §23.130]
The City Attorney shall be a person learned in the law, and who shall have been licensed to practice as attorney in the courts of record of this State. The attorney shall represent the City in person or by substitute in all suits, civil or criminal, in which the City shall be interested, shall represent the City in all matters of law, draw all contracts in writing relating to the business of the City, and shall give his/her opinion in matters of law in which the City is interested to any City Officer, and to the Board of Aldermen in writing when requested, and shall upon request attend any meeting of the Board of Aldermen, whether regular or special.