§ 1.07.310. City attorney—Appointment; duties.


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  • There shall be appointed by mayor and council an attorney for the city, whose duty shall be to attend to all civil legal business of the city, under the direction of mayor and council to provide legal advice to the governing body, the city manager and city officers; to draft, review and approve all resolutions, ordinances, contracts, intergovernmental agreements (IGA), memorandum of understandings (MOU) and any other documents to be presented to mayor and council.

    There shall be appointed by mayor and council an attorney for the municipal court, whose duty shall be to attend to all legal matters related to civil, criminal and code violations within the city municipal court.

    Mayor and council may vest all duties within a single appointed attorney to attend to all legal matters enumerated in the paragraphs above.

(Ord. NS283, § 1(1-7C-1), 2008; Ord. NS314, § 1, 2013)