§ 2-222. Qualifications, term.

(a)

The head of the office of the city attorney shall be an officer with the title "city attorney," who shall be a member of the state bar in good standing and actively engaged in the practice of law.

(b)

When so requested by the city attorney, the mayor or city commission may to the extent deemed necessary, retain other counsel temporarily to assist the city attorney in the performing of specified legal tasks. During the term of such employment of counsel so retained, such counsel, and the partners, associates and other agents of counsel so retained, shall not represent any client in any matter whose interests in such matter are adverse to the interests of the city. The city commission may waive a potential conflict in unrelated matters or transactions which will not adversely affect the counsel's representation of the city, as provided in rule 4-1.7 of the Florida Bar.

(Code 1979, § 2-116; Ord. No. 4627-16, § 1, 4-25-2016)