Attorney

ABOUT THE POSITION

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Under limited supervision, the incumbent provides executive leadership, direction and oversight for the City Attorney’s Office and City Prosecutor’s Office. Serves as the Chief Legal Advisor, delivering legal counsel to the City Council, City Manager, all City departments, and various Boards and Commissions. Responsibilities include offering legal advice on land use and development, code development and revisions, contract development and review, development agreement negotiations, and other matters related to municipal government.

Represents the City in all legal proceedings and oversees the selection, management, and performance of outside counsel retained to support the City’s legal needs.

City Attorney - Recruitment Brochure

SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION: The role and duty of the City Attorney is to represent the City as an organization, and not the City’s individual representatives.

As the City Attorney, you will:

• Provide legal counsel to the City Council, City Manager, department directors, and various boards and commissions on matters affecting the City.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, intergovernmental agreements, deeds, and leases; prepare ordinances, resolutions, legal opinions, and other legal documents.
• Attend all city council meetings, Planning and Zoning Commissions, and various committee and board as required and renders legal advice on matter of the agenda.
• Conduct complex legal research and prepares written and oral opinions on a wide range of issues for the City Council and City departments.
• Participate as a member of the management team, attending leadership, development, and other applicable meetings to offer legal guidance and input.
• Oversee adherence to City policies related to land use, jurisdictional matters, and other municipal interests.
• Evaluate and provide advice on risk related to the City operations.
• Pursue enforcement action on the City behalf to ensure compliance with city code provisions.
• Provide oversight of the Prosecutor’s Office.
• Stay current on court decisions and legislative changes, advising City departments on impacts to City operations.
• Review, propose and enacted state and federal legislation for impact to the City.
• Present legal information and guidance to diverse audiences, including the City Council.
• Manage investigations of litigated claims and complaints against the City and recommend appropriate courses of action.
• Review and redact highly sensitive public records requests.
• Develop, plan, and implement City Attorney’s Office goals, objectives, policies, and procedures to ensure delivery of legal services aligned with Citywide priorities.
• Prepare and manage the department budget; forecast staffing, equipment, materials, and supply needs for the City Attorney’s Office and review/approve the City Prosecutor’s Office budget.
• Administer and oversee all functions and personnel within the City Attorney’s Office.
• Oversee and participate in litigation involving the City of San Luis, including making legal decisions, filing dispositive motions, and developing litigation strategies, tactics, and settlements.
• Provide recommendations to management and the City Council on settlement proposals based on management input and outside counsel advice, if applicable.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Will possess knowledge of:

• Federal, State and legal precedents of municipal law principles and practices.
• Management and administration practices and procedures.
• Budget and consultant contract development, monitoring and administration practices and principles.
• Computer hardware, software and peripheral operation and utilization.

Will have the ability to:

• Research, investigate, evaluate, and develop solutions and resolutions to complex and/or politically sensitive legal issues, concerns and complaints.
• Represent City’s interests in Federal, State or Municipal courts, during trials, depositions and settlement negotiations.
• Analyze, review, prepare, and present oral and written legal recommendations to City Council.
• Negotiate, develop, administer and…