Section 3.17  Responsibilities and Duties of the City Attorney
   The responsibilities and duties of the Attorney shall be to:
   (a)   Counsel and represent the Council on all matters relating to their official duties; provide written opinions to any official or department of the City when requested in writing by the Council or City Manager; and file a copy of such opinions with the Clerk-Treasurer.
   (b)   Conduct for the City all cases to which the City is a party before all courts and other legally constituted tribunals.
   (c)   Prepare or officially review, when requested by Council, all contracts, bonds, and other written instruments in which the City is concerned, and certify before execution as to their legality and correctness of form.
   (d)   File in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer, the original copy of all franchises granted by the City, all agreements and contracts entered into by or on behalf of the City, and all papers constituting a part of the proceedings in all courts or legally constituted tribunals to which the City is a party, together with the pertinent date and information concerning the same.
   (e)   Call to the attention of the Council and the City Manager all matters of law and changes or developments in the law that affect the City.
   (f)   Perform such other duties as are prescribed by this Charter or the Council.