§ 2-105. Town attorney and assistant.

(a)

The town attorney shall be a member in good standing of the Virginia State Bar. He shall perform such professional services and receive such compensation as may be agreed by him and the town council at the time of his appointment, subject to the following:

(1)

The town attorney shall be legal counsel for the town council and its officers, boards and agencies, and he shall render opinions to them upon request;

(2)

He shall prepare contracts and other instruments to which the town is a party or in which the town has an interest;

(3)

He shall attend, upon request, all regular and special meetings of the town council and, at the request of the mayor or councilmembers issuing the call, he shall attend special meetings of the town council; and

(4)

He shall represent the town in court with respect to any proceeding to which the town is a party.

(b)

The town attorney, with the consent of the town council, may appoint an assistant town attorney who shall be a member in good standing of the Virginia State Bar. The assistant town attorney shall perform the duties of the town attorney when the town attorney is absent, disabled or otherwise unavailable.

(Code 1992, § 2-80)

(Code 1992, § 2-80)