Chapter 3-9 CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT

CHAPTER 9
CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT

SECTION:

3-9-1: Establishment Of Department

3-9-2: City Attorney

3-9-3: Duties Of City Attorney

3-9-4: Qualifications Of City Attorney

3-9-5: Divisions

3-9-1 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT:

There is hereby established the City Attorney Department. (Ord. 5477, 7‑20‑09; Ord. 6023, 7-19-21)

3-9-2 CITY ATTORNEY:

A. Position Established: There is hereby established the position of City Attorney.

B. Appointment: The position of City Attorney shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the City Council. (Ord. 5477, 7‑20‑09; Ord. 6023, 7-19-21)

3-9-3 DUTIES OF CITY ATTORNEY:

Duties: The City Attorney shall report to the Mayor and shall be the legal advisor of the Mayor, the Council and of all of the officers, commissions and boards of the City in matters pertaining to their operations in a governmental capacity. The City Attorney shall represent the City in all litigation, in all courts in which the City is a party or directly interested, except where counsel is provided by insurance or a risk pool or similar source, and shall prosecute all violations of the provisions of this Code and act generally as Attorney for the City and the several departments of the City government, together with such additional duties as the Council may prescribe by ordinance or which the Mayor’s office may request from time to time. (Ord. 5477, 7‑20‑09; Ord. 6023, 7-19-21)

3-9-4 QUALIFICATIONS OF CITY ATTORNEY:

The City Attorney shall be an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Washington and must possess those qualifications deemed necessary for this job by the Mayor, indicated on the City’s City Attorney job classification. (Ord. 5477, 7‑20‑09; Ord. 6023, 7-19-21)

3-9-5 DIVISIONS:

A. Prosecution Division: The Prosecution Division is responsible for review and prosecution of all cases in the Renton Municipal Court and any appeals therefrom, including necessary discovery.