ORD20151401-CityAttorney-Clean
(See Charter Ordinance #23)
COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
ORDINANCE #1401
AN ORDINANCE TO ADD CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1.12
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
(Department of Law)
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Chapter 1, Section 1.12 is hereby added to read as follows:
1.12 DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
The Department of Law is hereby established and shall include the City Attorney and
such employees as the Council may provide from time to time.
(1) APPOINTMENT.
The City Attorney shall be nominated by a hiring committee appointed by the Mayor
which also shall advise on the terms and conditions of a written contract between the
City and the nominee. The Mayor may serve on the hiring committee as its chair or as
a regular committee member. Any such nomination shall be subject to confirmation by
a majority vote of the Common Council.
(2) TERM, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.
The term of the attorney shall not have a fixed end date. The terms, compensation and
benefits of the attorney shall be as provided in a written contract. The contract may be
terminated at any time with or without cause, upon the recommendation of the Mayor
and by a majority vote of the entire Common Council. If the contract is terminated
without cause, there may be severance provisions established in the contract.
(3) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
The City Attorney shall have the duties and responsibilities of the city attorney as is
provided in Wis. Stats. §62.09(12), along with such other similar services as are from
time to time requested or delegated by the Mayor or Common Council.
(4) SUBORDINATE TO THE MAYOR.
The City Attorney and any assistant attorneys shall be directly subordinate to the Mayor
and subject to the policy direction of the Common Council.
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SECTION 2: The several sections of this ordinance are declared to be severable. If
any section or portion thereof shall be declared by a decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, such decision shall apply only to
the specific section or portion thereof directly specified in the decision, and not affect the
validity of all other provisions, sections, or portion thereof of the ordinance which shall
remain in full force and effect. Any other ordinances whose terms are in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed as to those terms that conflict.
SECTION 3: This ordinance is in full force and effect from and after passage and
publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2015.
CITY OF MUSKEGO
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Kathy Chiaverotti, Mayor
ATTEST: First Reading: 10/13/15
Published on the ____ day of November, 2015
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Clerk-Treasurer
10/2015