24 V.S.A. App. ch. 3, § 148: Duties

The City Attorney shall be corporation counsel and shall prosecute and defend in behalf of said City all suits in which said City is interested and shall prosecute all violations of the City ordinances and bylaws except when absent from City or disqualified or unable to serve. The assistant City attorneys shall have all the powers and perform all of the duties of the City Attorney as may by the City Attorney be delegated to them and shall receive for the performance of their duties such compensation as the City Council may vote.