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Welcome to the
City Attorney's Office
The Mission of the City Attorney's Office is to provide high quality legal
assistance to the City Council, Administration and all of the various City
departments. This includes answering inquiries from all boards and commissions
and members of the public; providing legal assistance in the formulation of the
various programs proposed to avoid future legal difficulties and to make the
ultimate program feasible from all points of view; drafting all legal documents
as necessary in the conduct of City business and affairs; conducting or
supervising all litigation involving the City as a plaintiff or defendant,
representing the City's interest in litigation involving others, and appearing
before legislative or administrative bodies considering matters of interest to
the City; and prosecuting all alleged commission of state and local misdemeanors
occurring within the City.
To accomplish its mission, the City Attorney's Office is comprised of two
sections:
Civil and Criminal.
The Civil Section is responsible for drafting all contracts, leases,
notices, deeds, and ordinances, resolutions and other documents; advising City
agencies, boards and commissions; filing and defending all civil suits; and
providing legal services in specialized areas such as redevelopment, personnel,
including labor relations, purchasing and government contracts, as well as all
other areas of law involved in the operations of the City and its related
organizations.
The Criminal Division is responsible for prosecuting all state and local
misdemeanor violations occurring within the City, including the filing of
complaints, coordinating discovery request, responding to evidentiary
suppression motions, and conducting pre-trial negotiations, court and jury
trials, and appeals to the Superior Court.
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