A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of greensboro regarding appointment of the city attorney.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 4.21 of the Charter of the City of Greensboro, being Chapter 1137 of the Session Laws of 1959, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 4.21. City Attorney; Appointment, Compensation, Powers, and Duties. (a)	The city council shall appoint the city attorney who shall hold office at the pleasure of the city council and shall receive such compensation as it may fix.
(b)	The city attorney shall (1) serve as legal advisor to the city council, the city manager and all city departments, officers and agencies; (2) represent as counsel the city, its officers, agents, or employees, in any legal action arising out of or connected with the proper functions of the city, its officers, agents, or employees, unless disqualified to so act; (3) approve as to form all ordinances and resolutions, including initiated or referred ordinances, prior to their introduction."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.