[Adopted as Ch. 2, Art. III, Div. 5, of the 1990 Code]
The Corporation Counsel shall be an attorney at law and it shall
be his duty to draft all contracts, bonds, deeds and other instruments
which may be required of him by any ordinance, or by order of the
City Manager or Council, and which by law, usage or agreement are
to be drawn at the expense of the City. It shall be his duty to draft
any ordinance when requested by the City Manager or City Council.
The Corporation Counsel shall commence and prosecute any suit
for a breach of the Code, when requested by the City Manager; also
any other suit by order of the City Manager in writing, or by direction
of the Council, on account of any of the estates, rights, privileges,
claims or demands of the City; and to defend all actions against the
City or any officer thereof, whenever any of the estates, rights,
privileges, ordinances, orders or acts of the City government may
be brought in question.
[Amended 11-17-1986 by Ord. No. 514]
The Corporation Counsel shall, when required, furnish the City
Manager or Council with his opinion on any legal subject which may
be submitted to him. He shall render professional advice to officers
of the City government who may require his opinion on any subject
touching the duties of their respective offices. In the event of a
conflict, any request from the Council for the service of the Corporation
Counsel shall have priority over any request from any City officer.
The Corporation Counsel shall attend all meetings of the Council,
except budget meetings, for the purpose of giving such advice or drafting
such ordinances, orders or reports as may be required of him.
When the collection of accounts receivable are turned over to
the Corporation Counsel, such collection shall be handled on the basis
of the Commercial Law League rates.
The Corporation Counsel shall have the responsibility for matters
involving bankruptcy and wage earner plans.
It shall be the duty of the Corporation Counsel to account for
and pay over to the Treasurer all monies received by him in any prosecution
or suit wherein the City is or may be interested, and he shall notify
the City Manager of the payment thereof.
