The City Commission shall appoint a City Attorney who and such assistant attorneys as may be necessary, shall act as the legal advisor to, and attorney and counselor for, the municipality and all of its officers in matters relating to their official duties. He shall be a lawyer of at least two (2) years experience and practice in the Court of the State of Florida. He shall prepare all contracts, bonds, leases and other instruments in writing in which the municipality is concerned, and shall endorse on each his approval of the form and correctness thereof, but failure to do so shall not affect its validity. When required to do so by the City Commission, he shall prosecute and defend for and in behalf of the city, all civil complaints, suits and controversies in which the city is a party. He shall furnish the City Commission, the City Manager, the head of any department, or any officer, board, commission or agency not included in any department, his opinion on any question of law relating to their respective powers and duties. In addition to the duties specifically imposed under the preceding section, he shall perform such other professional duties as may be required of him by ordinance or resolution of the City Commission, or as are prescribed for city attorneys under the general law of the state, which are not inconsistent with this Charter and with any ordinance or resolution which may be passed by the City Commission.
(Ord. No. 78-33, § 1, 2-28-78)