Sec. 6.1 Appointment; qualifications; term; compensation. - The city council shall appoint a city attorney who shall be an attorney at law licensed to engage in the practice of law in North Carolina and who need not be a resident of the city during his tenure. The city attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the city council and shall receive such compensation as the council shall determine.
Sec. 6.2 Duties of city attorney. - It shall be the duty of the city attorney to prosecute and defend suits for and against the city; to advise the mayor, city council, city manager, and other city officials with respect to the affairs of the city; to draw all legal documents relating to the affairs of the city; to draw proposed ordinances when requested to do so; to inspect and pass upon all agreements, contracts, franchises and other instruments with which the city may be concerned; to attend all meetings of the city council; and to perform such other duties as may be required of him by virtue of his position as city attorney.