§ 10.03. Same—Powers and duties.

The city attorney shall (a) be the legal advisor of (1) the council, (2) the city manager and (3) of all departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the city, in all matters affecting the interests of the city, and shall, upon request, furnish a written opinion on any question of law involving their respective official powers and duties; (b) at the request of the city manager or any member of council, prepare ordinances for introduction and at the request of the council or any member thereof shall examine any ordinance after introduction and at the request of the council or any member thereof shall examine any ordinance after introduction and render his opinion as to the form and legality thereof; (c) draw or approve as to legal form all bonds, deeds, leases, contracts or other instruments to which the city is a party or in which it has an interest; (d) have the management and control of all the law business of the city and the departments, boards, commissions, and agencies thereof, or in which the city has an interest, and represent the city as counsel in any civil case in which it is interested and in criminal cases in which the presence of the city attorney or prosecuting attorney is required by general law or in such classifications of cases as the council may direct; (e) with the approval of the council, institute and prosecute all legal proceedings he shall deem necessary or proper to protect the interests of the city; (f) attend in person or assign one of his assistants to attend all meetings of the council; (g) appoint and remove such assistant city attorneys and other employees as shall be authorized by the council, subject to the provisions of Chapter 9 of this Charter as to employees in the classified service, and authorize the assistant city attorneys or any of them or special counsel to perform any of the duties imposed upon him in this Charter; and (h) have such other powers and duties as may be assigned to him by ordinance. The approval or withholding of approval by the city attorney in the matters provided for in sections 8.07 (c) and 8.07 (d) shall relate only to the legality of the proposed action. The school board shall have authority to employ legal counsel.

(Acts 1952, ch. 301)

(Acts 1952, ch. 301)