(a) The duties of the Village Solicitor shall include:
(1) Attend all regular and special Council meetings;
(2) Prepare and/or review all proposed legislation, resolutions, contracts, notices, etc., and render a legal opinion from time to time, as requested by members of Council, the Mayor, the Fiscal Officer, the Police Chief, the Zoning Administrator or the Street Commissioner. Said request and the Solicitor's opinion may be either oral or in writing, as is appropriate to the nature of the request.
(3) Appear on behalf of the Village in Struthers Municipal Court to prosecute all citations issued by Village officials and employees for any violation of the Ohio Revised Code or these Codified Ordinances; and
(4) Prosecute and defend all other actions by or against the Village or any department or officer.
(b) In the event that extraordinary legal services are to be rendered to the Village by the Solicitor or other counsel as designated by the terms of the Village's liability insurance contract then in force, Council shall designate and define what services shall constitute extraordinary services and provide for compensation thereof by separate resolution or ordinance.
(Ord. 1123-99. Passed 12-21-99; Ord. 1420-12. Passed 10-30-12.)