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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Relating to City Solicitor, Repealing Ordinance 587, 704 TEMP. ORD. NO. 48 PERMANENT ORD. NO. 798 AN ORDINANCE DEFINING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY SOLICITOR, PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION THEREFOR, AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 587, 704, AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES,, IOWA: Section I. Solicitors Opinion. The city solicitor shall give his legal opinion upon all questions of law arising out of any ordinances, suits, claims, or demands for or against the city, and shall give such opinion in writing unless otherwise so requested, which said opinion shall be filed and preserved among the records of the city clerk. Section 2. Legal .Advisor to City Officials. He shall act as legal adviso to all city offials, boards and commissions as far as their or its official ci duties are concerned, when requested to do so by said officials, boards and commissions. Section 3. Draw Ordinances and Report Defects in Existing Ordinances. He shall report to the city council any defects that he may discover in any ordinance, and shall draw such ordinances as he may be requested by the city council or the ord&nce committee thereof. Section 4. Duties. He shall, when directed to do so by any city official, board or commission, draw all contracts between the city and other parties, prosecute and defend all suits or other matters in which the city shall be a party, including violations of city ordinances, take appeals in such cases as the interest of the city requires, and prosecute or defend the city" s interest in all the courts of the state and of the United States, all subject, however, to the directionof the city council. Section 5. Membership on Boards. He shall be a member of the boards of trustees of the retirement funds for policemen and firemen and an ex-officio member, without vote, on the board of trustees of the retirement system for utility employees and such other boards as designated by the citycouncil. Section 6. Sign Legal Papers. He is authorized to sign the name of the city to bonds and papers of whatever kind necessary in legal proceedings for the prosecution of any suit in court when directed to do so by the citycouncil. Section 7. Material to Successor. He shall transmit to hissuccessor a docket of all cases pending wherein the city is a party, as well as all books, 5 papers and documents in his possession belonging to the city. Section 8._ Reimbursed for Official Expenditures. He shall be reimbursed for all money necessarily expended and actually paid out in attending to his. official business, which expenses, after a full report as to the amount claimed and for what purpose, shall be passed upon by the city council and paid as other claims. Section 9. Compensation. He shall receive a monthly salary to be fixed I by the council at the time of his employment or at the commencement of the biennial term which salary shall be paid bi-monthly, from such funds as may be designated or determined by the council. This said salary shall be for all services rendered as city solicitor and may be increased or dimished from time ! to time by agreement between the city solicitor and the city council. Section 10. Repeal. Ordinances Nos. 587, 704, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section l lr This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. Passed this 26th day of April, 1955. J. W. Prather, City Clerk M J. P. Lawlor, Mayor a Moved by Smith and seconded by Bolton that Ordinance No. 798 9 do now pass. VotingAye:y Griffith, Judge, Smith, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: Nne Absent: De Hart Moved by Judge and seconded by Griffith that the rules ordinances be suspended, the second and third readings gom tted and overning eOrdinance passage f No. 798 be placed on its final passage. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None Absent: De Hart Moved by Griffith and seconded by Judge that Ordinance No. 798 do now pass. Voting Aye: Griffith, Judge, Smith, Bolton and Bliss Voting Nay: None Absent: De Hart Mayor Lawlor declared Ordinance No. 798 duly adopted. I, J. W. Prather, City Clerk of the City of Ames, Iowa, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 798 was duly and properly passed at a meeting of the City Council on the 26th day of April, 1955 and published by codifying on the _ day of _ 't� �� 19 � c I �J. W4r�ather, City Clerk