(A) Appointment. The City Attorney shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the City Council. He or she shall hold office for the duration of his or her appointment, unless sooner removed by the Mayor with the concurrence of the City Council.
(B) Duties.
(1) Suits and actions. The City Attorney shall prosecute or defend any and all suits or actions at law or equity to which the city may be a party, or in which it may be interested, or which may be brought against, or by any officer of the city on behalf of the city, or in the capacity of such person as an officer of the city.
(2) Judgments. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to see to the full enforcement of all judgments or decrees rendered or entered in favor of the city, and of all similar interlocutory orders.
(3) Advising. The City Attorney shall be the legal advisor of the city and shall render advice on all legal questions affecting the city whenever requested to do so by any municipal official. Upon request by the Mayor or by the City Council, he or she shall reduce any such opinion to writing.
(4) Special assessments. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to see to the completion of all special assessment proceedings and condemnation proceedings.
(5) Ordinances and documents. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to draft or supervise the phraseology of any contract, lease, or other documents or instruments to which the city may be a party, and, upon request of the City Council, to draft ordinances covering any subjects within the power of the city.
(Prior Code, § 1-7-5)