§ 2-143. Appointment and delegation

If the city attorney is an individual at-will employee, he or she shall be considered the appointing authority for such subordinate officers or employees as may be authorized by council action, subject to the approval of the city manager. If the city attorney is an individual or law firm which is an independent contractor of the city, all attorney employees or contractors of the individual law firm employed to perform city attorney services shall be considered to be deputies of the individual designated as the city attorney. The city attorney may delegate any of the powers and duties conferred upon him or her under this Code to any other officer or employee of the city or any other employee or contractor of the city attorney pursuant to a contract for professional services, or may recommend that such powers and duties be performed under contract.

(Ord. No. 08-8, § 3, 1-6-09 )