This Department shall be headed by the City Attorney, who shall serve as set forth in the City Charter. The City Attorney shall be the Director of the Department of Law and shall be directly responsible to the City Commission. The City Attorney shall act as legal advisor to and as counsel for the city. The City Attorney shall conduct for the city all cases in court to which the city is a party unless otherwise directed by resolution of the City Commission. The City Attorney shall prepare and officially pass upon all contracts, bonds and other instruments on which the city is concerned, and shall certify before execution as to their legality and correctness of form. The City Attorney shall attend the meetings of the City Commission.
(Prior Code, § 1.121) (Ord. effective 5-31-1991)