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(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)
(A) Appointment. The Mayor may appoint, with approval of the City Council, a Public Works Superintendent, who shall hold office for the duration of his or her appointment or until such time as he or she shall be removed by the Mayor.
(B) Duties. The Public Works Superintendent shall supervise all municipal work as follows.
(1) He or she shall supervise the grading, surfacing, repairs, and maintenance of all streets and alleys.
(2) He or she shall supervise the installation and maintenance of all sewer lines in the city, except the installation of sewer projects which are accomplished by contract.
(3) He or she shall supervise the installation and maintenance of all water mains and water services, except the installation of water mains so accomplished by contract.
(4) He or she shall supervise the maintenance of city parks and public grounds.
(5) He or she shall have charge of and supervise the repair and upkeep of all public works equipment.
(6) He or she may employ, with the consent of the Mayor and the City Council, such help as is needed to carry on the work of the city, such help to be directly under his or her supervision.
(7) The Superintendent shall present to the City Council at its regular meeting each month a written report of the public works accomplished the preceding month and also, as far as can be foreseen, public works planned for the current month.
(Prior Code, § 1-7-6)