(A) The Board of Commissioners shall appoint a Town Attorney to serve at its pleasure and to be its legal advisor.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Town Attorney to:
(1) Prosecute for and defend suits against the town;
(2) Upon request of the Mayor or Board of Commissioners, advise the Mayor, Board of Commissioners or any other officer of the town in regard to matters connected with the town’s business;
(3) Attend meetings of the Board of Commissioners when requested to do so by them;
(4) Draw such deeds, contracts, bonds, notes and other legal papers as may be required for the proper conduct of the town’s business;
(5) Draft all ordinances;
(6) Approve all ordinances as to form before their introduction; and
(7) Perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by state law or by the Board of Commissioners acting pursuant to state law.
(1988 Code, § 31.20) (Am. Ord. passed 4-6-2004)
Statutory reference:
Town Attorney, see G.S. § 160A-173