The City Attorney shall be chosen by the City Council on the
basis of his or her qualifications as a competent practicing attorney
of recognized ability. The City Council may enter into an employment
agreement with the City Attorney for a term not to exceed of three
(3) years. The Council may terminate the employment agreement at its
will by a vote of five (5) members of the Council. The action of the
City Council in removing the City Attorney shall be final, it being
the intention of this Charter to vest all authority and fix all responsibility
for such removal in the Council.
(Ordinance 6991, prop. Q, adopted 5/15/18)
The City Attorney shall be the legal advisor to the City Council
or any committee thereof, the City Manager and all official boards
and commissions. He shall represent the City of Garland in all litigation
and controversies, and to that end he shall have the power to fulfill
such responsibilities.
The City Attorney shall have such assistants as shall be provided
for in the budget from time to time, to be appointed by him. Any such
assistant may be discharged at any time by the City Attorney. All
powers and duties imposed on the City Attorney may be exercised and
performed by any Assistant City Attorney.
