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Sec. 2-86. Established; department head; duties.

A legal department of the city is hereby established. The head of the department shall be the city attorney, who shall be responsible for its functioning and operation. Unless prohibited by ethical considerations, the city attorney shall advise the city council or any committee or member thereof, the mayor, and the heads of all departments, and through the mayor and heads of departments, all other officers or officials of the city upon any and all legal questions affecting the city's interest. He shall prepare ordinances, resolutions, contracts and all other legal documents of the city. He shall prosecute criminal violations of the state law and city ordinances in the district court, circuit court and the state appeals courts. The city attorney shall also perform other legal duties as are imposed upon him by law.

(Code 1973, § 2-26; Ord. No. 3305, 3-11-03)

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