The City Solicitor shall act as a legal adviser to the City and counsel for the Municipality and all of its officers in matters relating to their official duties. He shall prepare all resolutions, ordinances, contracts, bonds and any and all instruments in writing in which the Municipality is concerned, and shall endorse on each his approval of the form and correctness thereof; and no contract with the Municipality shall take effect until his approval is thus endorsed thereon. In addition to such duties he shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the City Commission, as well as such as may be required of city solicitors by the general laws of the state applicable to municipalities in accordance with the provisions of Section 78 of said charter and not inconsistent with any other provisions of said charter, or with any ordinances, or resolutions that may be passed by the City Commission.
Upon the written request of not less than two members of the City Commission the City Solicitor shall cause an investigation to be made of the affairs of any department, or the conduct of any person or employee of said City, or of the Commission itself. In making such investigations he shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers and other evidence and for that purpose may issue subpoenas or attachments which shall be signed by him and shall be served by an officer authorized by law to serve such process. He shall also have power to cause testimony to be given under oath to be administered by some officer authorized by law to administer oaths. And he shall also have power to punish as for contempt any person refusing to testify to any fact within his knowledge, or to produce any books or papers under his control, relating to the matter under investigation.
He may appoint such assistant on or special counsel as the City Commission may authorize.
(Amended 8-10-20.)