The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, shall
appoint a Municipal Attorney for an indefinite term, and the Council
shall fix the compensation. The Municipal Attorney shall be an official
of the Municipality and shall be appointed on a full-time basis, part-time
basis, or on a retainer basis. The Municipal Attorney shall be admitted
to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and shall have at least five
(5) years experience in active legal practice in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
The Council may remove the Municipal Attorney at any time, with
or without cause.
The Municipal Attorney may delegate duties to co-counsel admitted
to practice law in Pennsylvania.
The Municipal Attorney shall be the chief legal officer of the
Municipality, and perform such other duties as the Council may from
time to time dictate. The Municipal Attorney shall furnish legal advice
to the Council, the Manager, and to officers, boards and commissions
as designated by Council, concerning any matter or thing arising in
connection with the exercise of their official powers or performance
of their official duties and, except as otherwise expressly provided
by the Council or this Charter, shall supervise, direct and control
all of the law work of the Municipality, and represent the Municipality
in all legal proceedings.
The Municipal Attorney shall have the right of access to the
records of any officer, department, board or commission of the Municipality
as necessary in the performance of the duties of the Municipal Attorney.
