§ 2-73. Qualifications; conflicts of interest prohibited.
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No person shall be eligible to hold the office of city attorney or city counselor
unless he is a person licensed to practice law in Missouri. During the term of office
for which he has been elected, the city attorney is prohibited from representing any
party other than the city, the state, or any of its political subdivisions in any
criminal proceeding or municipal ordinance violation case or proceeding in the 18th
Judicial Circuit. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the civil practice of
law by the city attorney. Because the city counselor and city attorney are public
officers of the city, neither shall engage in activities in which his personal or
professional interests are or foreseeably could be in conflict with the professional
duties and responsibilities of his office. While in office, neither the city counselor
nor city attorney shall assume or undertake representation of any client other than
the city if such representation will be directly adverse to the city or its interests.
It shall be a conflict of interest for the city attorney to file any complaint in
the municipal division of the Circuit Court of Cooper County against any person the
attorney currently represents in a civil matter or where the attorney currently represents
any victim of the alleged crime.
