City of Annapolis - File #: O-23-19

• File #: O-23-19
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/24/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 7/22/2019
• Final action: 7/22/2019
• Title: Office of Law - City Clerk - For the purpose of transferring the City Clerk to the Office of Law; changing the appointing authority of the City Clerk; updating the duties of the City Attorney and the City Clerk; and making certain stylistic changes.
• Sponsors: Elly Tierney, Rob Savidge
• Indexes: Rules and City Government Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/22/2019	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
7/22/2019	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
7/9/2019	1	Rules & City Government Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
6/17/2019	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
4/29/2019	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
4/29/2019	1	City Council	refer
4/29/2019	1	City Council

Title
Office of Law - City Clerk - For the purpose of transferring the City Clerk to the Office of Law; changing the appointing authority of the City Clerk; updating the duties of the City Attorney and the City Clerk; and making certain stylistic changes.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 23-19

Introduced by: Alderwoman Tierney and Alderman Savidge

Referred to
Rules and City Government Committee


AN ORDINANCE concerning

Office of Law - City Clerk

FOR the purpose of transferring the City Clerk to the Office of Law; changing the appointing authority of the City Clerk; updating the duties of the City Attorney and the City Clerk; and making certain stylistic changes.

BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2019 Edition
2.12.040
2.12.050


SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

TITLE 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.12 - MAYOR

Section 2.12.040 - City AttorneyOFFICE OF LAW.

A. THE OFFICE OF LAW SHALL BE SUPERVISED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, WHO SHALL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE MAYOR.

B. The City Attorney shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the CITY cCouncil and shall meet the qualifications set forth in the Charter.

BC. The City Attorney'S shall have the following powers and duties IN THE SUPERVISION OF THE OFFICE OF LAW INCLUDE THE POWER OR DUTY TO:

1. To perform legal services for the City;
2. To perform advisory, documentary, and drafting services for the City;
3. To issue opinions upon questions affecting the interestS of the City;
4. To review and approve as to form and legal sufficiency each instrument to be executed BY OR on behalf of the City;
5. To prepare and approve the title papers whenever the City purchases any real estate and no contract shall be made or money paid on account of the purchase of real property until the City Attorney ...