§ 25. Department of Law: Staff; Other assistance.

(a) Deputy; Other employees.

The City Solicitor shall appoint a Deputy City Solicitor pursuant to this section and such employees as provided in the Ordinance of Estimates.

Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of City Solicitor, or whenever the City Solicitor shall be incapacitated or otherwise unavailable for duty for any cause, the Deputy City Solicitor appointed pursuant to this section shall be the acting City Solicitor, until the City Solicitor is again available for duty or the vacancy is filled.

(b) Additional assistance.

In connection with the examination of titles on behalf of the City or the representation of a City agency, the City Solicitor may employ, out of the funds appropriated by the Ordinance of Estimates to the Department for general expenses, or out of the proceeds of loans or other sums appropriated by the City, such assistance as the City Solicitor may deem advisable.