1. Advise the City Council and City officials on all legal matters pertaining to the City’s affairs; 2. Attend two (2) City Council meetings per month and one (1) Planning Commission meeting per month. a. Regular City Council meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. (Note: City Council has proposed to change meetings to the first and third Tuesday of each month), Planning Commission meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. 3. Draft all ordinances and resolutions as may be necessary for the City or as requested by the City Council or the City Manager; 4. Draft or approve as to form contracts and other legal documents affecting, relating to or involving the City prior to their presentation to the City Council for adoption. 5. Draft legislation requested by the City Council. 6. Join, as amicus, consultant, and/or advisor, those appeals to which the City is not a party but the outcome of which would affect the interests of the City, as requested by the City Manager and/or City Council; 7. Negotiate contracts and developments jointly with the City Manager or his designee. 8. Services related to suspension of outside legal counsel.; 9. Provide monthly reports to the City Council that describe the matters for which Firm is providing services to the City, including the timeliness of those responses; 10. Review of City’s municipal code to ensure its compliance with current laws; and 11. Any other duties imposed by the City Council, except that any new duty not enumerated herein that require substantial time may be subject to additional consideration.
