Council shall appoint a Town Attorney for an indefinite term
and shall fix his compensation. The Attorney shall be an official
of the Town; shall be appointed on a full-time, part-time or retainer
basis; shall serve the Town as needed and required; shall be a person
learned in the law with at least five (5) years experience in active
legal practice in Pennsylvania; and shall be admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Council may remove the Attorney at any time, with or without
cause.
The Attorney may, from time to time, perform his duties by delegation
of authority to qualified persons acting as his agents. However, such
delegation may be made only with the lmowledge and consent of Council.
The Attorney shall be the chief legal officer of the Town; shall
prepare and may sign on behalf of the Town, legal documents to which
the Town or any agency thereof may be a party; shall commence and
prosecute all legal actions brought by the Town; shall defend all
legal actions brought against the Town; and shall perform every professional
act incident to the office which may be authorized or required by
Council. The Town Attorney shall furnish Council and the committees
thereof, opinions, in writing, upon any question of law which may
be submitted by them.
Whenever the exigencies of the business of the Town require
such action, Council shall have the right to employ special counsel.
