(A) The office of City Attorney is created to be filled by a licensed attorney selected by legislative body to serve for a term of two years subject to removal at the pleasure of the legislative body, or as otherwise specified in any contractual agreement between the legislative body and the attorney.
(B) The duties of the City Attorney shall be as follows:
(1) The City Attorney shall prosecute or defend any and all suits or actions at law or equity to which the city may be a party, or in which it may be interested, or which may be brought against or by, any officer of the city on behalf of the city or in the capacity of that person as an officer of the city;
(2) To see to the full enforcement of all judgments or decrees rendered or entered in favor of the city, and all similar interlocutory orders;
(3) He or she shall be the legal advisor to city officials and the City Commission and shall render advice on all legal questions affecting the city, whenever requested to do so by any city official. Upon request by the Mayor or Commission, he or she shall reduce any opinion to writing;
(4) He or she shall see to the completion of all special assessments proceedings and condemnation proceedings;
(5) He or she shall draft or supervise the phraseology of any contract, lease or other documents or instruments, to which the city may be a party; and upon request of the Commission, to draft ordinances covering any subjects within authority of the city; and
(6) He or she shall perform other duties as are prescribed by ordinance.
(C) The City Attorney so retained shall provide legal services as set out above to the city, and shall receive for his or her services compensation pursuant to the terms and conditions of the contractual agreement entered into between himself or herself and the City Commission.
(Ord. 3, Series 1982, passed 2-4-1982)