[Ord. #81-08; 1958 Code § 2.99]
To be eligible to hold the office of City Attorney, the person elected or appointed shall be an attorney-at-law, duly licensed as such under the laws of the State of California, and shall have been engaged in the practice of law for at least five (5) years prior to his election or appointment, and shall be an elector of the City at the date of appointment or of the filing of nomination papers for election to the office. No person who is not an elector of the City shall hold the office of City Attorney.