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(1) The city attorney shall be appointed by the city manager and shall hold the office at the pleasure of the city manager.

(2) It shall be the duty of the city attorney to attend the meetings of the council, and to advise the council, or any committee of the council, or any city official on any legal question that may involve the interest of the city. It shall also be the duty of the city attorney to represent the city in all actions, suits or proceedings in which the city is legally interested. The city attorney shall prepare all contracts, ordinances, bonds or other legal instruments in which the city is a party, and shall give advice and opinion in writing concerning any matter in which the city is interested when required by the city manager, the council or any committee of the council.

(Section 2.470 administratively amended by Ordinance No. 20113, enacted April 6, 1998, effective May 6, 1998.)