[Amended 11-4-2008]
(a) 
The Mayor shall, within thirty days of taking office, nominate a Town Attorney who shall be admitted to practice law in the State of Connecticut for a period of not less than five (5) years.
The Mayor shall, within two (2) business days of making the nomination, notify the Town Clerk, the Council Chairman, and the Council Clerk, in writing, of said nomination. Not later than thirty (30) days following receipt of the notice of nomination by the Council Chairman, the Town Council may, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire membership, vote to reject the nomination. In the event the Town Council fails to act, or fails to reject the nomination, the nomination shall be deemed approved. In the event the nomination is rejected, the Mayor may appoint an acting Town Attorney, but in no event shall the person serve in the position for a period of time in excess of ninety (90) calendar days. The Mayor shall, within said ninety (90) days, following the disapproval by the Town Council of the appointment, nominate a Town Attorney, subject to the disapproval provisions of this Section. Said nominee may be the same person previously submitted, but said person shall not be submitted for approval more than twice.
(b) 
The Town Attorney may be removed by the Mayor for any reason at any time. If the Mayor shall remove the Town Attorney, the Mayor shall, within twenty-four hours of removing the Town Attorney, notify the Town Clerk, the Council Chairman and the Council Clerk of such removal and shall also notify the Town Clerk, the Council Chairman and the Council Clerk of the attorney who has been named as acting Town Attorney. The Mayor shall, within thirty (30) days of removing the Town Attorney, nominate a Town Attorney, whose nomination shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section. The Town Attorney shall be compensated in a manner and in an amount approved by the Town Council.
[Amended 11-4-2008]
The Town Attorney shall appoint assistant Town Attorney(s) as required to deal with the workload of his or her office. Assistants to the Town Attorney shall be compensated in a manner and in an amount approved by the Town Council.
[Amended 11-4-2008]
The Town Attorney shall be the chief legal advisor of all offices, departments and agencies and of all officers and employees in matters relating to their official powers and duties. The Town Attorney shall represent the Town in all legal proceedings. The Town Attorney shall perform all services incident to his or her position as may be required by the General Statutes, by this Charter or by ordinance.
The Council shall provide for such funding and resources as may be reasonably necessary to conduct the legal business of the Town and to maintain records within the Town offices of legal proceedings and legal opinions concerning Town affairs.