(A) The Mayor shall appoint the City Attorney.
(IC 36-4-9-8)
(B) The City Attorney is the head of the Department of Law, if the city has such a Department. To be eligible to be appointed as City Attorney, a person must be admitted to the practice of law in Indiana and a resident of Jefferson County.
(IC 36-4-9-11)
(C) The City Attorney shall:
(1) Manage the legal affairs of the city;
(2) Prosecute violators of city ordinances;
(3) Give legal advice to the officers, departments, boards, commissions, and other agencies of the city;
(4) Draft ordinances or other legal papers for the city and its departments, boards, commissions, and other agencies when requested by the proper officer;
(5) Maintain custody of the records of his office and turn them over to his successor in office;
(6) Make all title searches and examine all abstracts required in public work of any kind, including opening, widening, or changing a street, alley, or public place;
(7) Promptly commence all proceedings necessary or advisable for the protection or enforcement of the rights of the city or the public;
(8) Use all diligence to collect costs, fees, and recoveries within the scope of his duties;
(9) Report, in writing, to the Mayor all matters that he considers important; and
(10) Report, in writing, to the City Clerk-Treasurer all judgments for which the city is liable.
(D) Officers, departments, boards, commissions, and other agencies of the city may not employ attorneys without the authorization of the City Attorney.
(IC 36-4-9-12)