§ 601.2. Department of legal services.

The county attorney shall be the director of the department of legal services and may hire licensed attorney assistants to perform the duties of the department. All such attorneys shall devote their entire practice to the representation of the county charter government. They shall represent the county charter government, the county council, the county manager and the elected and appointed department heads as county officers, all other departments and divisions of county government and all adjustment, regulatory and advisory boards in all legal matters affecting the county government. Special attorneys and experts shall be employed only when required in specific matters upon the recommendation of the county attorney and approved as a budgetary expenditure in the best interests of the county.

(Ch. 70-966, Laws of Florida (Sp. Acts), Art. VI, § 601.2)