[Ord. No. 17.221 §§1 —
4, 10-7-1985; Ord. No.
2003-007 §§1 — 3, 6-3-2002]
A.
Appointment. 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, who shall hold office until the
first (1st) meeting of the Board of Aldermen following the municipal
general election of each year.
B.
Compensation Schedule. The City Attorney will receive for
his or her services rendered to the City, the annual compensation
of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) payable every two (2) weeks.
Nothing herein shall be construed to mean that the City Attorney is
a general employee. The City Attorney will receive reimbursement for
expenses (mileage, travel, postage, tolls, copies, facsimile charges,
etc.). Services performed, for which compensation is not included
in the annual salary, shall be compensated on an hourly basis at the
rate of ninety-five dollars ($95.00) per hour plus expenses.
C.
Duties.
1.
The City Attorney of California, Missouri, shall not be a full-time
position.
2.
Duties to be performed by the City Attorney for which compensation
is included in the annual salary shall include the following: preparation
of ordinances, contract documents and easements at the request of
the City; attendance at the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of
the Board of Aldermen of the City; attendance (upon reasonable request
and with timely notice) at such other meetings of the Board of Aldermen
as may be appropriate (however, the City Attorney shall not be required
to attend more than three (3) meetings per month); the City Attorney
shall give advice and counsel to the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen
and the executive officers of the City, relating to matters affecting
and involving the City; the City Attorney shall prosecute offenses
in Municipal Court, and as necessary shall prosecute municipal offenses
for which the trials are heard in the Circuit Courts (however, the
annual compensation shall not include time spent on any matter proceeding
to or involving trial by jury); the City Attorney shall provide advice
and assistance to the Chief of Police in connection with the preparation
of complaints for violations of this Code and other ordinances of
the City.
D.
The
following specific tasks shall be understood to be included in the
duties for which compensation is included in the annual salary (and
this list is not all-inclusive): preparation of annexation documents
necessary to effect a voluntary annexation, preparation of quitclaim
or special warranty deeds for the City, preparation of documents relating
to the closure or abandonment of City streets or alleys (except the
legal descriptions relating to said process), preparation of documents
as appropriate and necessary relating to the affairs of the City and
all tasks as outlined above. The following specific tasks shall be
understood as not included in those duties for which compensation
is included in the annual salary (and this is not all-inclusive):
preparation of legal descriptions; title searches; ownership searches;
actions for involuntary actions for annexation of property; actions
for condemnation of property; development of specifications, procedures
or policies for utilization by the City; health code violations; planning,
building, zoning code violations; development of planning and zoning
guidelines; special projects (such as wastewater, water or utility
projects, including grants, loans or development projects); grant
writing, investigation or administration; negotiations on behalf of
the City (other than negotiations which occur on a routine basis and
as a part of the customary duties of the City Attorney); economic
development; collection of taxes due to the City.
