(a) The City Attorney shall be the legal adviser and counselor of Council and all other officers of the City. He shall represent the City in all courts in all proceedings in which the City, or any City officer or employee in his official capacity, is a party, and he shall perform such duties incidental to his office as may be required of him by Council. The City Attorney shall receive such regular compensation, and such fees for special services, as may be agreed upon by Council and the City Attorney.
(b) The City may designate a firm of attorneys to perform the duties required of the City Attorney in which case the firm so designated shall have all the responsibilities of the City Attorney's office as would be required of an individual attorney appointed to such position. (1976 Code Sec. 2-38)