§ 4. City attorney.

There is hereby created the office of City Attorney. The City Attorney shall be licensed to practice law in Oklahoma. The City Attorney shall be the chief legal advisor and attorney for the city and all offices, divisions, departments, boards, authorities, commissions, and agencies thereof. The City Attorney shall:

A.

Provide, supervise, and manage all legal services;

B.

Attend all meetings of the Council and provide legal services and advice;

C.

Assist and advise the Mayor;

D.

Approve as to form and legality all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Council or state in writing the reasons for not approving;

E.

Initiate with the approval of the Mayor actions, suits, and applications in the name of the city;

F.

Prosecute or defend all actions, suits, cases, or proceedings to which the city is a party;

G.

Prosecute violators of the ordinances and of the laws of Oklahoma as is proper or required by law;

H.

Approve as to form all contracts, bonds, and other instruments to which the city is a party or which are required by the city;

I.

Perform such other legal duties and services as the Mayor may direct or as the Council may require by ordinance or resolution; and

J.

Perform any duties imposed by law upon the chief legal officer of a city.