(a) The city attorney shall:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-21-202

  • Board: means the mayor and the aldermen. See Tennessee Code 6-1-101
  • City: means any city or territory to be incorporated that may adopt chapters 30-36 of this title. See Tennessee Code 6-30-102
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Direct the management of all litigation in which the city is a party, including the functions of prosecuting attorney in the city courts;
(2) Represent the city in all legal matters and proceedings in which the city is a party or interested, or in which any of its officers are officially interested;
(3) Attend any meetings of the board of commissioners when required by the board;
(4) Advise the board and committees or members thereof, the city manager, and the heads of all departments and divisions, as to all legal questions affecting the city’s interest; and
(5) Approve as to form all contracts, deeds, bonds, ordinances, resolutions and other documents to be signed in the name of or made by or with the city.
(b) The city attorney shall receive a salary to be fixed by the board.
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