§ 24. City Attorney.

There is hereby created the office of the city attorney. The city attorney shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council. He or she shall be a competent and duly licensed attorney and shall have not less than five (5) years experience practicing law in Texas and shall receive for his or her services such annual, monthly or hourly compensation as may be fixed by the council. The city attorney shall not be an employee of the city unless the council adopts a formal resolution designating him or her an employee of the city. The city attorney shall advise the city on all legal matters and represent the city in all litigation and other legal matters; provided that the council may appoint a prosecutor and/or other assistant city attorneys, and may retain different or additional attorneys for specific matters when it deems same to be necessary.

(Ord. No. 2011-06, § 1, 3-8-2011/Res. No. 2011-05, § 1, 4-24-2011)