Appointment, qualifications, general duties of city attorney.
San Antonio City Charter, art. V, § 53
in effectSec. 53. - Appointment, qualifications, general duties of city attorney.
There shall be a department of law, the director of which shall be the City Attorney, whose appointment shall be recommended by the City Manager and confirmed by the majority of the Council, who is a practicing attorney in good standing with the State Bar of Texas, duly licensed, and has practiced law for at least five (5) years immediately preceding their appointment. The City Attorney shall serve as chief legal advisor to the Council, the City Manager and all city departments, offices and agencies, shall represent the city in all legal proceedings, draft, approve or file their written legal objections to every ordinance before it is acted upon by the Council, prepare or endorse their written approval or file their written legal objections to all documents, contracts and legal instruments in which the city may have an interest, and perform any other duties prescribed by this Charter or by ordinance. During their term of office, the City Attorney shall report to the City Manager and be a resident citizen within the City of San Antonio.
(Ord. No. 94956, 11-15-01; Ord. No. 2024-08-08-0550, § 1, 8-8-24/Elec. 11-5-24)
Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTVADSE_S53APQUGEDUATFetched: 10/27/2026