The Council shall appoint a City Attorney on the first Tuesday in June in every odd-numbered year or as soon thereafter as practicable. The City Attorney shall serve for a term of two (2) years and until a successor is appointed and takes office. The City Attorney shall be licensed to practice law in the Courts of the State of Oklahoma. The Council may suspend or remove the City Attorney by a majority vote of all the members of the City Council. The Council may fill vacancies in the office of City Attorney for the unexpired term. It shall be the duties of the City Attorney to attend Council meetings; to prepare ordinances and resolutions when directed by the Council or other proper authority of the City; to advise the City Council, City Manager, and other officers of the City as regards to their official powers, duties, and responsibilities, upon request; to represent the City in suits in which the City is a party; and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, this Charter or ordinance.
(Amended 2-12-19)