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HomeMy WebLinkAbout48 of 1913 - Amending Sections 830-l2-3-5-6-7 Law Department. Keyser 'tom,2 Korns 7 moue that the ordinance be laid erer lc.l l.[le wcdk. Lawrence Morris . . . . . . Mr.Chairman . Result ROLL CALL 5 VOTING YES NO Sall Lake City, Utah, �„}y,-.:] /91 3 An ordinance amending Sections 830, 831, 832, 833, 835, 836 and 837 of the Revised Ordinances of Suit Lake City of 1913, as contained in Chapter 32 of said ordinances, relating to the Law Department of said city; and adding to said chapter a new section to be known es Section 838x. Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. That Sections 830, 831, 832, 833, 835, 836 and 837 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City of 1913, as con- tained in Chapter 32 of said ordinances, relating to the Law Department, be, and the same are hereby amended so as to reed as follows: SECTION 830. That there is hereby created the offices •' City Attorney and. three Assistant City Attorneys. Each of said. offices shall be MIA. by appointment by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City. SECTION 831. The Law Department of Salt Lake City shall comprise the offices of City Attorney and three Assistant City Attorneys. The Law Department shall have charge of all legal matters pertaining to the rights, obligations, property, property rights, administration, officers an(O agents; it shal also have charge in the city's behalf, of all litigation to which the city is a party. Should any of said officers have personal knowledge of any violation of a city ordinance, or receive reliable information of any such violation, he shall' immediately institute the necessary steps to bring the offend.t to punishment. S'iCTION 832. The City Attorney shall attend the meeting: of the Board. of Commissioners; but such attendance upon any given meetins may be waived by the Board at its election. He shall advise and counsel the Board of Commissioners and. the. 48 -2- members thereof, and'all other officers of the city upon such questions of law pertaining to the business, -property end all affairs of the city as may from time to time arise. Ho, or either of the assistant city attorneys, subject to his direc- tion, shall prosecute and defend in all courts all actions on behalf of the city, and. defend all actions against any office or agent of the city, on account of his official acts; \:e shall take appeals or sue out writs of error on behalf of the city or any officer as aforesaid, with the consent and approval of the Board of Commissioners; and either he or either of the assistant city attorneys, may make the necessary affidavits and verifications on behalf of the city in any and all pro- ceedings. He, or either of the assistant city attorneys, un r his direction, shall draft all ordinances, and. shall prepare ell legal documents required in the transaction. of the city's business. The City Attorney shall be the head of the Law Department, and shall have charge and direction thereof. In the absence of, or during the disability of the City Attorne', all functions, powers and duties of said officer shall be exercised end performed by the Assistant City Attorney reoei - ing the highest salary as such officer; end. in case of the absence or disability of the City Attorney and said Assistant City Attorney, such functions, powers and duties shall be die- charged by the Assistant City Attorney receiving the next highest salary as such officer. SECTION 833. The Assistant City Attorneys shall aid th City Attorney in all matters pertaining to the city's legal business as requires'., and shall conduct such litigation and attend to such other legal matters in behalf of the city and its officers as the Board of Commissioners or the City Attorney may require. SECTION 835. The City Attorney shall, on or before the 5th day of each and every month, or oftener if required, settle with the Auditor of Public Accounts, and pay to the City Treasurer all moneys in the hands of the Law Department, belonging to the city. He shell report quarterly, or oftener if required to the Board of Commissioners, the condition of business in the Law Department. SECTI^2._836. The compensation of the City Attorney shall be 0,000.00 per annum; the compensation of;'the Assistant City Attorneys Shall be t2400.00, 0.800.00 and 4500.00 per annum respectively. Said salaries shall be payable monthly, as are the salaries of other city officers. SECTION 837. Before assuming the duties of their res- pective offices, each of said officers shall take ?;r:, sub- scribe the constitutional oath of office, end shall furnish bonds to the city as follows: The City Attorney in the sum of cA,000.00; and each of the Assistant City Attorneys in the sum of $2,000.00. SECTION 2. There is hereby enacted a new section to be added to Chapter 32 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City of 1913, relating to the Law Department, said new section to be known as Section 838x, and to read as .follows: SECTION 838x. Upon the recommendation of the Commission r of Public Affairs and Finance, the Board of Commissioners may employ such other persons as said Board may deem necessary to perform duties in the Law Department, and for such length of time and at such compensation as shall be fixed by said Board. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first publication. 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