Duties and salary of attorney

13-516. Duties and salary of attorney. The city attorney shall receive a salary which shall be fixed by ordinance. The city attorney shall attend all cases wherein the city is a party, in all courts; he or she shall draft all ordinances, contracts, agreements, etc.; he or she shall attend all meetings of the council, and shall be under the immediate control of the governing body. History: L. 1903, ch. 122, § 80; R.S. 1923, § 13-516; L. 1945, ch. 99, § 7; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1864, ch. 69, § 29; L. 1867, ch. 70, § 8, ¶ 5; G.S. 1868, ch. 18, § 110, ¶ 7; L. 1869, ch. 24, § 3, ¶ 7; L. 1870, ch. 47, § 8, ¶ 7; L. 1872, ch. 99, § 5, ¶ 7; L. 1874, ch. 46, § 67, ¶ 7; L. 1879, ch. 82, § 8; L. 1881, ch. 37, §§ 88, 93; L. 1887, ch. 99, § 9; L. 1903, ch. 245, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Authority of city to employ special counsel considered; compensation. City of Topeka v. Ritchie, 105 Kan. 398, 402, 184 P. 728. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026