Legal Documents of Newport

For services rendered by the city attorney by direction of the board of mayor and aldermen, but which are not included in the enumeration of his specific duties in this division, such as for services rendered in the prosecution or defense of lawsuits brought by or against the city or its officials in their official capacity in any of the state or federal courts and not involving cases before or appeals from the recorder's court; for services rendered in the collection of delinquent taxes, street assessments and other moneys due the city and requiring his services for their collection; for services rendered in connection with bond issues and city improvements not of a routine nature; and for other services of an unusual character, the city attorney shall be paid such reasonable additional compensation as is commensurate with the nature of the service rendered. The additional compensation may be fixed by independent contract when the occasion for such service shall arise, by agreement after the service shall have been rendered or by the court in which the service in rendered. (1973 Code, § 2-77)