[Adopted as Ch. 2, Art. III, Div. 4, of the
1972 Code; amended in its entirety 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 750]
A. There shall be appointed as provided in §
29-3 from the members of the Maryland State Bar Association a counselor or attorney for the City to act as its Attorney, with whom the Mayor and Common Council and the officers and department heads may consult as occasion may require.
B. Such counsellor or attorney shall be compensated in
such manner as the Mayor and Common Council shall from time to time
determine.
It shall be the duty of the counsellor or attorney
appointed by virtue of this article to perform such legal services
as may from time to time be assigned to or requested of said attorney.
The counsellor or attorney appointed pursuant
to this article shall attend regular and special meetings of the Mayor
and Common Council when the City Attorney’s presence is requested
by the Mayor or the Common Council.