City of Annapolis - File #: O-47-17

• File #: O-47-17
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 9/1/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/9/2017
• Final action: 10/9/2017
• Title: Offices of Law and City Clerk - For the purpose of amending the Code of the City of Annapolis to be consistent with the proposed Charter Resolution CA-2-17 establishing an Office of Law and an Office of City Clerk and clarifying operational lines of report.
• Sponsors: Joe Budge, Ross Arnett, Sheila Finlayson, Kenny Kirby, Ian Pfeiffer, Jared Littmann, Rhonda Pindell Charles
• Indexes: Finance Committee, Financial Advisory Commission, Public Safety Committee, Rules and City Government Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/9/2017	1	City Council	withdrawn without objection
9/25/2017	1	City Council	declare the public hearing left open
9/14/2017	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
9/14/2017	1	City Council	refer
9/14/2017	1	City Council	refer
9/14/2017	1	City Council	refer
9/14/2017	1	City Council	refer

Title
Offices of Law and City Clerk - For the purpose of amending the Code of the City of Annapolis to be consistent with the proposed Charter Resolution CA-2-17 establishing an Office of Law and an Office of City Clerk and clarifying operational lines of report.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 47-17

Introduced by: Alderman Budge, Alderman Arnett, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Kirby, Alderman Pfeiffer, Alderman Littmann
and Alderwoman Pindell Charles

Referred to
Rules and City Government Committee

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Offices of Law and City Clerk

FOR the purpose of amending the Code of the City of Annapolis to be consistent with the proposed Charter Resolution CA-2-17 establishing an Office of Law and an Office of City Clerk and clarifying operational lines of report.

BY repealing the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2017 Edition:

Section 2.12.040
Section 2.12.050

BY adding the following portions to the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2017 Edition:

Chapter 2.24
Section 2.24.010
Section 2.24.020
Chapter 2.26
Section 2.26.010
Section 2.26.020

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
2.12.040 City attorney.

A. The City Attorney shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the council and shall meet the qualifications set forth in the Charter.
B. The City Attorney shall have the following powers and duties:
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 interest of the City;
4. To review and approve as to form and legal sufficiency each instrument to be executed 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...