a. The City Attorney shall be a regularly licensed attorney in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and shall possess the qualifications to be a City officer as prescribed by law.
b. The City Attorney shall devote his entire time to the discharge of his duties and shall not, except as permitted by the City Manager, engage in the private practice of law.
c. The City Attorney shall:
1. Serve as the legal advisor to the Board of Commissioners, City Manager, and officers and employees of the City;
2. Ensure that legal representation of the City is provided in all cases wherein the rights of the City are involved in federal or state courts and before any administrative board;
3. Give all necessary legal counsel and advice when required to the Board of Commissioners and other appropriate City boards, agencies and commissions not represented by counsel as directed by the City Manager;
4. Attend all regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners and all other meetings when requested by the City Manager;
5. Supervise or prepare all contracts to which the City may be a party;
6. Approve title to all real estate purchased by the City;
7. Retain counsel and negotiate hourly rates with approval from the City Manager when a need occurs for the services of an attorney not associated with the City’s Law Department, such as a need for specialized legal services or when a conflict of interest develops with the City’s Law Department; and,
8. Perform all other legal services that he may be called upon to perform in the proper conduct of the legal affairs of the City.
(Ord. BG2003-34, 6/24/2003; Ord. BG2017-58, 1/2/2018; Ord. BG2023-18, 10/17/2023)