(A) The Mayor shall nominate and by and with the consent of the City Council, shall appoint a duly licensed and practicing attorney residing in the city, as the City Attorney.
(B) The said City Attorney shall continue as such until he or she resigns or is removed by the City Council.
(C) The said City Attorney shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed by that body at any time by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of said Council.
(D) The said City Attorney shall be paid a salary of $240 per year for his or her services which sum or any part thereof shall be payable from whatever money is collected in the way of fines imposed and paid as a penalty for the violation of any of the ordinances of the city; and in the event that there is not sufficient money so collected in any year to pay said salary then and in that event any unpaid balance due the City Attorney as of December 31 of any year shall cease to be a charge against the city.
(E) It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to represent the city in all matters of a legal character both civil and criminal at all times he or she is appointed to said office. He or she shall sit with the City Council in all regular meetings and at such special meetings of which he or she is duly notified and aid and assist the City Council in all matters wherein he or she can so do.
(F) The annual salary of the attorney for the city shall be a sum commensurate with the professional services rendered by said attorney on a fee for service basis in accordance with the usual charges made for like services by members of the State Bar Association.
(Ord. 61, passed 4-29-1937; Ord. passed 5-29-1973)