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The City Attorney shall be responsible for prosecuting and conducting all cases for violations of this code or any other ordinances of the City. The City Attorney shall appear on behalf of the City in all suits in which the City, city employees or officials are a party, and shall prosecute or defend them, as the case may be, in any courts until they are concluded. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to advise all city employees, the City Manager, the Mayor, and City Council with respect to their official duties; to prepare the draft of all such ordinances as the City Council or City Manager from time to time shall instruct; and to perform such other duties as this code and any other ordinances of the City and the general laws require, or as the City Council may specially direct. In addition to the powers and duties imposed by law or ordinance, the City Attorney shall have the following powers and duties:

A. He/she shall advise the City Council and its committees on such legal questions as may arise in relation to the business of the City, and attend the meetings of the City Council when required. He/she shall report periodically on any matter as necessary for the approval of the City Council or as necessary for oversight.

B. Whenever a criminal action for the violation of this code or any other ordinance of the City is brought in any court, it shall be the duty of the City Attorney to appear and prosecute such action.

C. When requested, the City Attorney shall furnish written opinions or memoranda upon subjects submitted to him/her by the Mayor, the City Council, the City Manager, or the head of any department.

D. He/she shall draft any deeds, leases, contracts or other papers and forms required by the business of the City, when requested so to do by the Mayor, the City Council, the City Manager, or the head of any department.

E. He/she shall keep accurate records of all actions in which the City Attorney appears as counsel. Such books shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Mayor, the City Council, and/or the City Manager. (Ord. 18-04 (part), 2018: prior code § 2-48)