The county commission of any county shall have authority to employ such legal counsel as it may deem necessary for the purpose of advising such county commission on matters of a civil nature and to conduct any litigation of a civil nature to which the county is a party. The county commission shall also have the authority to fix the compensation of any such counsel so employed, and to pay the same out of the county treasury. Any counsel so employed may be removed at the pleasure of the county commission.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 4. Prosecuting Attorney, Rewards and Legal Advice
§7-4-1. Duties of Prosecuting Attorney; Further Duties Upon Request of Attorney General
§7-4-1a. Eligibility of Prosecuting Attorneys
§7-4-3. Employment of Counsel for Civil Matters; Compensation of Counsel