§ 36-4-9-12 — Head of department of law; powers and duties; employment of other attorneys

Indiana § 36-4-9-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 4: GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS
• Ch. 9: City Departments, Boards, and Appointed Officers

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The head of the department of law shall:
(1) manage the legal affairs of the city;
(2) prosecute violators of city ordinances;
(3) give legal advice to the officers, departments, boards,
commissions, and other agencies of the city;
(4) draft ordinances or other legal papers for the city and its
departments, boards, commissions, and other agencies when
requested by the proper officer;
(5) maintain custody of the records of the department head's office
and turn them over to the department head's successor in office;
(6) make all title searches and examine all abstracts required in
public work of any kind, including opening, widening, or
changing a street, alley, or public place;
(7) promptly commence all proceedings necessary or advisable
for the protection or enforcement of the rights of the city or the
public;
(8) use all diligence to collect costs, fees, and recoveries within
the scope of the department head's duties;
(9) report, in writing, to the city executive all matters that the
department head considers important; and
(10) report, in writing, to the city fiscal officer all judgments for
which the city is liable.
Officers, departments, boards, commissions, and other agencies of the
city may not employ attorneys without the authorization of the head of
the department of law.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: Part new;
18-1-6-13 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.17, SEC.25; P.L.127-2017, SEC.137.