A. 
Council meetings shall be held at least once a month at such place and time as fixed by resolution of Council.
B. 
All regular and special meetings of Council shall be open to the public, and public notice of such meetings shall be given as required by law.
C. 
The proceedings of the Council shall be governed by rules and regulations of parliamentary procedure as fixed by resolution of Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said rules and regulations are on file in the office of the City Clerk and can be examined there during regular office hours.
[Added 1-25-1996 by Ord. No. 96-1]
A. 
Appointment and removal. A Legal Adviser to City Council shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority of all members of Council. The Legal Adviser shall serve at the pleasure of the Council and may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all its members.
B. 
The compensation payable to the Legal Adviser to City Council shall be fixed from time to time by Council.
C. 
The duties of Legal Adviser shall be as set forth herein, as follows:
(1) 
The Adviser to City Council shall attend regular meetings, work sessions or executive sessions of the City Council when requested by the President of City Council or a majority of Council.
[Amended 4-26-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-5]
(2) 
The Adviser to City Council shall attend any other meetings related to business of City Council when requested to by the President of Council or majority of Council.
[Amended 4-26-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-5]
(3) 
The Adviser to City Council shall be available to the City Clerk for the purpose of consultation and advice on issues related to the duties of the Clerk and Council business, and to assist in drafting resolutions and ordinances.
(4) 
The Adviser to City Council shall review all resolutions, leases, agreements and other documents upon which Council action will be required.
(5) 
The Adviser to City Council shall review proposed ordinances prepared by the Administration for the purpose of advising Council regarding the same.
(6) 
The Council shall have the right to request written legal opinions from the Adviser to City Council. A copy of written legal opinions requested by a member of Council shall be forwarded to the President of Council, each member of Council, the Council Clerk, and to the City Solicitor unless doing so would violate attorney-client privilege, the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct, or the Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association.
(7) 
The Adviser to City Council shall be available at the request of the City Solicitor for the following purposes:
(a) 
Consultation concerning pending or threatened litigation involving the City or ordinances of the City that may be subject to challenge.
(b) 
Consultation concerning the drafting of proposed City ordinances.
(c) 
Consultation regarding any other matters relating to City business.
D. 
The Legal Advisor to City Council is merely an advisor, and in no way takes the place of the City Solicitor or the City Solicitor's opinion.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]