[HISTORY: Adopted City of Norwalk Common Council 6-8-1971. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the authority granted to the Common Council by Section 1-189.4 of the Charter of the City of Norwalk (1970 Edition), a Law Department for the City of Norwalk is hereby created and established.
Said Law Department shall be the sole legal representative of
the municipal corporation, and shall perform the following duties:
A.Â
Represent and advise the Mayor, Common Council, and all city officers,
agencies, boards and commissions in all matters of law pertaining
to their respective offices and/or duties.
B.Â
Upon request of the Common Council or any committee or any member
thereof assist in the preparation of any ordinance or other legislation
affecting the city. The Corporation Counsel may require that such
requests be in writing.
[Amended 5-22-1984]
C.Â
Represent and appear as and be the attorney of record in all actions
and proceedings for the enforcement of ordinances, other regulations
and claims of the city and in all actions or proceedings in any court
or before any board wherein the city or its officers, officials, boards,
agencies or commissions or employees, by reason of any suits growing
out of their official duties, shall be parties defendant or parties
in interest.
[Amended 5-22-1984]
D.Â
Supervise the preparation of all ordinances, regulations, resolutions,
contracts and any other legal papers of whatever nature.
E.Â
Shall render formal opinions and give necessary legal counsel and
advice when required by the Common Council or any member thereof,
the Mayor or any board, agency, commission or department. The Corporation
Counsel may require that such requests be in writing.
[Amended 5-22-1984]
A.Â
The Corporation Counsel shall be the administrative head of the Law
Department, and all attorneys and other personnel employed by the
city as part of the Department shall be subject to his supervision.
B.Â
There shall be one Deputy Corporation Counsel who will be a full-time
permanent employee of the City of Norwalk and he shall be subject
to removal from office only for just cause.
C.Â
The compensation of the Corporation Counsel and the Deputy Corporation
Counsel shall be established by the Common Council. There shall be
full-time or part-time Assistant Corporation Counsels or attorneys
employed for special cases, as established by the Common Council,
for a term and compensation as adopted by the Common Council, but
in no event shall the appointment of a full-time Assistant Corporation
Counsel be for longer than two years at a time, and in no event shall
the appointment of a part-time Assistant Corporation Counsel be for
longer than two years at a time. The Corporation Counsel, the Deputy
Corporation Counsel and the full-time or part-time Assistant Corporation
Counsels shall be entitled to such pension and other benefits as are
provided for full-time and part-time permanent employees of the city.
[Amended 5-22-1984]
The Corporation Counsel shall be appointed in the manner set forth in Section 1-223 of the Charter of the City of Norwalk, and he shall perform such duties as set forth in said Charter.
[Amended 5-22-1984]
The Deputy Corporation Counsel, the Assistant Corporation Counsels
and the attorneys employed for special cases shall be appointed by
the Mayor, subject to the confirmation of the Common Council.
A.Â
The Deputy Counsel shall be appointed by the Mayor for a permanent
full-time position, and said Deputy Corporation Counsel shall serve
until such time as his successor is duly appointed and qualified,
unless removed for just cause.
B.Â
Any person appointed to the office of Deputy Corporation Counsel
shall be an attorney of at least three years' experience and
shall be a member of the Connecticut Bar.
[Amended 5-22-1984]
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Editor's Note: Former § 63-7, Effective date,
was repealed 5-22-1984.
