(A) Appointment. The Mayor, subject to the consent and approval of the Council, shall appoint a City Attorney who shall hold office for the duration of his or her appointment or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
(Prior Code, § 2.12.010)
(B) Qualification; term of office.
(1) The City Attorney to be appointed shall be a person who has been licensed to practice as an attorney in the state.
(2) He or she shall hold his or her office until suspended or removed as provided by this section.
(Prior Code, § 2.12.020)
(C) Duty.
(1) It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to attend before the City Court and other courts of the city and the District Court, and prosecute on behalf of the city, and he or she shall generally do and perform such other acts as pertain to the office of the Council. He or she shall, when required, draw for the use of the Council contracts and ordinances for the government of the city and, when required, give to the Mayor or Council written opinions on questions pertaining to the duties and the rights, liabilities and powers of the city.
(2) Nothing herein shall be taken or construed as preventing the Council from employing other and additional counsel in special cases and providing for the payment of such services. The City Attorney may be suspended or removed from office by the Council for the neglect, violation or disregard of the duties required by this section or the ordinances of the city.
(Prior Code, § 2.12.030)
Statutory reference:
City attorneys, see M.C.A. §§ 7-4-4601 et seq.