Is the city attorney's authority limited to the limits of the authority of the city charter?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Sinclair v. Arnebergh, 224 Cal.App.2d 595, 36 Cal.Rptr. 810 (Cal. App. 1964):

Plaintiff contention that the city charter defines the limits of the authority of the city attorney's office and his performance must conform strictly to the manner prescribed is correct as a general proposition of law. (Kennedy v. Ross, 28 Cal.2d 569, 170 P.2d 904.) However, the existence of express statutory authority determines this issue. These statutes[224 Cal.App.2d 599] are matters of general application and are binding upon all. ²

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