[Code 1974 §145.010; CC 1984 §2-171; Ord. No. 1-9-A §1(145.010), 1-19-1981; Ord. No. 1-640, 11-23-2020[1]]
The Mayor shall appoint, with the consent of the City Council,
a City Attorney. The City Attorney shall serve at the pleasure of
Mayor and City Council. In addition to the qualifications prescribed
by ordinance, the City Attorney shall be licensed to practice law
in the State of Missouri, shall be a qualified voter under the laws
and Constitution of the State of Missouri, this Code and other ordinances
of the City, and shall be a resident of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1-640 in changing the position of
City Attorney from an elected to an appointed position also changed
the title of this Section from "Election — Term — Qualifications"
to "Appointment."
[Code 1974 §145.030; CC 1984 §2-172; Ord. No. 1-9-A §1(145.030), 1-19-1981]
A.
It
shall be the duty of the City Attorney to institute and conduct in
the Municipal Court all prosecutions as to any person who may violate
this Code or any other ordinance of the City and to represent the
City in all cases in the Municipal Court and in the Circuit Courts
and Appellate Courts of this State in which an appeal has been taken
from the Municipal Court. However, if, on appeal of the Municipal
Court, the legality or validity of any ordinance of the City is an
issue, the City Counselor shall assist the City Attorney in the trial
of any such cause in the Circuit or Appellate Court. All violations
pertaining to planned zoning, subdivisions and Board of Adjustment
shall first be referred to the City Counselor for his/her review.
B.
In
any complaint made alleging a violation of this Code or any other
ordinance of the City, the City Attorney may, if in his/her judgment
the interest of the City demands it, require the complainant, or party
at whose instance the complaint is made, to give security for costs,
to be approved by the judge hearing the cause, before proceeding further
with any such cause.
[Code 1974 §145.040; CC 1984 §2-173; Ord. No. 1-9-A §1(145.040), 1-19-1981]
The City Attorney, in case of his/her temporary absence from
the City, sickness or inability to attend any court, may at his/her
own expense, with the approbation of the Mayor, appoint some suitable
person to act in his/her stead for the occasion.
[CC 1984 §2-174; Ord. No. 1-9-A §1(145.050), 1-19-1981]
The City Attorney shall receive, as compensation for his/her
services, a sum provided by ordinance to be paid in twelve (12) equal
monthly installments.
