Pacifica Municipal Code Art. 3 City Attorney

The office of the City Attorney is hereby established pursuant to the laws of the State.

(§ 1, Chapter II, Title II, Ord. 407)

The office of the City Attorney shall be under the direct control of the City Attorney, subject to the approval of the Council. The functions of the City Attorney shall include the following:

(a) To represent and appear for the Council, boards, commissions, officers, and employees of the City in matters, proceedings, and actions in which the City is concerned or is a party, or in which any officer or employee or former officer or former employee is a party due to the performance of his official duties;

(b) To attend meetings of the Council and the Planning Commission and advise them and their officers in all matters of law pertaining to their offices and to attend meetings of other boards and commissions when they are considering matters pertaining to law;

(c) To prepare ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and other instruments for the City as shall be required by the Council and to approve as to form all bonds given to, and contracts made by, the City;

(d) To prosecute, on behalf of the City, all cases for the violation of the laws of the City; and

(e) To perform such other duties as may be required by the Council.

(§ 1, Chapter II, Title II, Ord. 407)

(§ 2, Chapter II, Title II, Ord. 407; repealed by § 1, Ord. 340-C.S., eff. July 28, 1982)