The Town Attorney shall function in the Department of General Administration, subject to the direction and supervision of the Mayor and Town Council. He or she shall advise the Mayor, the Town Council members and town officers on legal matters affecting the town or said officials and officers in their official capacities and, when required by Council, shall render a formal legal opinion in writing. He or she shall draw or review the draft of proposed ordinances and legal instruments to be considered or executed by Town Council. He or she shall attend Council meetings and Municipal Court, when requested by the Mayor and/or Town Council member, and shall be the legal representative of the town on routine court matters. Additionally, he or she may be retained by the Town Council for protracted or extraordinary litigation.
(Prior Code, § 2-47)