(A) The city hereby establishes the office of the City Attorney.
(B) The City Attorney shall attend all regular meetings of the City Commission, shall advise the Commission in all legal proceedings, legal matters, or matters of litigation, shall possess all the necessary powers and authority to carry out the functions of this office as conferred on the City Attorney by law, and shall perform all other duties as required by the Commission.
(C) Compensation for the City Attorney shall be in the amount as established by the City Commission from time to time as set forth in § 31.02.
(D) No person shall be appointed or act as the City Attorney unless such person has taken the oath required by section 228 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and has provided bond, if required, with corporate surety authorized to transact business in Kentucky and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein.
('84 Code, § 160.4) (Ord. 1982-8, effective 1-12-83; Am. Ord. 1983-4, effective 3-23-83; Am. Ord. 1990-1, effective 2-6-90; Am. Ord. 1993-1, effective 2-2-93)