(A) Appointed City Attorney. The office of City Attorney for the City of Tontitown, Arkansas is hereby established as an appointed position.
(1) Either the Mayor or any Alderman may present a name for the appointment of City Attorney. The appointment shall be approved by a majority vote of the City Council.
(2) The duties of the City Attorney shall be those as set forth in A.C. § 14-42-112 and such other duties as provided by state law or which may be prescribed by ordinance.
(3) The compensation of the City Attorney shall be set on an hourly basis or a fee for services based on the work performed from time to time.
(4) The City of Tontitown shall have an appointed City Attorney until such time as the city is determined by the decennial census to exceed 5,000 persons in population. At such time, the city shall hire legal counsel to provide legal representation.
(B) Elected City Attorney.
(1) The duties of the elected City Attorney shall be only those which are absolutely required by Arkansas law and cannot be performed by the appointed City Attorney or an attorney hired by the City of Tontitown to provide legal representation.
(2) There shall be no salary or benefits for the position of elected City Attorney.
(Ord. 2005-1-199, passed 1-4-05; Am. Ord. 2020-05-886, passed 5-5-20)