Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City Attorney is the chief legal counsel for the City. The position provides supervision to all attorneys and staff in the City Attorney’s Office, which provides legal counsel to the City Council, city officials, departments and employees on all legal matters involving the City of Dallas, legal opinions and representation for all matters concerning city government and advises the City Council of all proposed legislation affecting the City from municipal, state and federal sources. 1. Plans, organizes, and directs the operations of the City Attorney's Office through two managing Senior Executive Assistant City Attorneys including the administration of oaths and affidavits, prosecution of all cases brought before the Municipal Court, prosecution and defense of all cases involving the City of Dallas in state and federal courts, inspection and issuance of legal opinions on papers, documents, contracts and other instruments, legal issues in which the City may be interested, and provision of legal advice to all official boards and commissions and all City officers and employees with respect to questions involving an official duty or other legal matter pertaining to the affairs of the City of Dallas. 2. Represents the city in all litigation and controversies. 3. Administers oaths and affidavits. 4. Approves as to form in writing all proposed ordinances before they are adopted, or filed with the city council, in writing, any objection to an ordinance. 5. Drafts all proposed ordinances granting franchises. 6. Inspects and passes upon all papers, documents, contracts, and other instruments in which the city may be interested. 7. Provides legal advice to the City Manager and the City Council with respect to questions involving an official duty or other legal matters. 8. As directed by City Council, institute suit against any offending party in the court having jurisdiction over the specific matter to obtain a judgment or forfeiture of the franchise or privilege. 9. Advises the city council, city manager, and all the departments of the city concerning new or proposed state or federal legislation and represents the city before all legislative bodies in matters affecting the city. 10. Appears in any and all litigation affecting the city and represent the city in such manner as he or she deems to be in the best interest of the city, and institute such legal proceedings as may be necessary or desirable on behalf of the city.