(A) Creation of office. There is hereby created the Office of Town Attorney, to be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Town Council.
(Prior Code, § 2.14.010)
(B) Duties. It shall be the duty of the Town Attorney to prosecute an defend all suits or actions originating or pending in any court of the state or United States, in which the town is a party, or in which, in the opinion of the Council, the interests or the town are brought into controversy, or in which any of the official acts of any of its officers or agents are involved. When required to do so, he or she shall furnish his or her opinion in writing upon any subject submitted to him or her by the Council or any of its committees. He or she shall draft all ordinances, bonds, contracts, leases, conveyances and such other instruments as may be required by the business of the town, and shall perform all such duties and services in the line of his or her profession connected with the business of the town though not herein specifically enumerated. He or she shall, when requested to do so by the Mayor, attend the meetings or the Town Council or of its committees when requested to do so by the Chairperson thereof. He or she shall prosecute all appeals, writs or certiorari and take all necessary steps in all cases in which the town is concerned, which he or she may deem proper. He or she shall report to the Town Council within 30 days after the adjournment of any term of court of record in which any suit or proceedings may be pending in which the town is a party or interested, the disposition thereof and such other information as, in the opinion of said Attorney, may be of advantage or interest to the town.
(Prior Code, § 2.14.020)
(C) Term of office. The Town Attorney shall hold his or her office for a period of two years unless suspended or removed for the neglect, violation or disregard of the duties of his or her office as required by the laws of the state and the ordinances of the town.
(Prior Code, § 2.14.030)
(D) Salary set by ordinance. The salary to be paid the Town Attorney shall be set by ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 2.14.040)
(E) Salary. The Town Attorney shall be paid the sum of $400 per month, plus the sum of $40 per hour for any hours over ten worked in a month, plus he or she shall be compensated at the rate of $60 per hour for employment in special improvement districts and civil cases wherein suit is filed.
(Prior Code, § 2.14.050)
(Ord. 162, passed - -; Ord. 242, passed - -)