§ 500. County attorney; term. 1. The board of supervisors of each county shall appoint a resident attorney-at-law as county attorney for the term of office for which the then members of such board were elected. In any county having no resident attorney-at-law available, the board of supervisors may employ an attorney-at-law residing in another […]
§ 501. Duties. 1. The county attorney shall be the legal advisor to the board of supervisors and every officer whose compensation is paid from county funds in all matters involving an official act of a civil nature. The county attorney shall prosecute and defend all civil actions and proceedings brought by or against the […]
§ 502. Assistant county attorneys. 1. The board of supervisors shall have power to authorize the county attorney to appoint one or more assistant county attorneys. Every appointment of an assistant county attorney shall be in a writing filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk. The person so appointed shall take the […]
