The city attorney, with the consent of the city manager, may enter into professional services contracts for the retention of special legal counsel to the city, consultants having expertise in the subject matter of the litigation, expert witnesses, appraisers and other persons with specialized knowledge without the prior approval of the city council. Such contracts shall be executed by the mayor, the mayor pro tem, or any member of the city council in such order of availability as provided for in section 2.15.010 of this chapter. To the extent the contracts are disclosable public records under the California public records act contained in Government Code section 6250 et seq., such contracts shall be filed with and maintained in the office of the city clerk. (Ord. 2797, 2014)