The City Attorney is appointed by the Mayor and Council to represent the City in a legal capacity. It is the City Attorney's duty to represent the City in legal proceedings, review final drafts of Council resolutions and ordinances, and offer legal opinions to the City. The firm of Ward Murray Pace & Johnson P.C. was appointed as legal counsel to the City on July 5th 2016. Timothy B. Zollinger of WMPJ serves as the City's primary attorney.