Fairfield Municipal Code Art. IIIA City Attorney

(a) The office of the city attorney is hereby created and established.

(b) The city attorney shall not engage in outside law practice for non-public entity clients.

(Ord. No. 75-22, § 1; Ord. No. 81-5, § 1; Ord. No. 88-38 § 1)

The selection and dismissal of the city attorney shall be subject to final approval of the city council.

(Ord. No. 75-22, § 1)

(a) The city attorney shall attend city council meetings and such other meetings as may be designated by the city manager or the city council.

(b) The city attorney shall provide professional legal services to the city council, the city manager, and other officials of the city.

(c) The city attorney shall continuously provide the city council with information about the claims which have been submitted to the city explaining the nature of the claim, any action taken in response to the claim and the special counsel which may have been retained to defend the claim.

(Ord. No. 75-22, § 1; Ord. No. 96-5, § 4)

(a) The city attorney may obtain special counsel as necessary, in consultation with the city manager.

(b) The city council may obtain special counsel as necessary, in the event that the city attorney has a conflict of interest or in the event that the city council needs legal advice on a matter which involves the city attorney.

(Ord. No. 96-5, § 5)