The Manager shall appoint, and may discharge, a City Attorney, who need not be a resident of the City of Bridgeport. No person shall be eligible to the office who is not an attorney-at-law, duly admitted to practice in this State. The City Attorney shall serve the Council, officers, commissioners, and boards of the City as legal counsel and attorney, and shall represent the City in all proceedings in Court. The City Attorney may employ such assistant City Attorneys as are from time to time authorized by Council. The Manager may employ special counsel when such employment is authorized by Council.