City of Rock Hill, MO
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2023-08-01
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Title I Government Code
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Chapter 115 City Officials
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Article V City Attorney and Prosecuting Attorney
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Ttl I Government Code
- Ch 100 General Provisions
- Ch 105 Elections
- Ch 110 Mayor and Board of Aldermen
- Ch 115 City Officials
- Ch 115 Art V City Attorney and Prosecuting Attorney
- § 115.220 City Attorney and Prosecuting Attorney — Appointment — Qualifications — Terms of Office.
- § 115.230 Duties of City Attorney.
- § 115.240 Duties of Prosecuting Attorney.
- § 115.250 Special Compensation.
- § 115.260 Additional Counsel.
- Ch 120 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 125 Conflicts of Interest
- Ch 130 Personnel
- Ch 135 Municipal Court
- Ch 140 Procurement Policy
- Ch 145 Finance and Taxation
- Ch 150 Open Meetings and Records
- Ttl II Public Health, Safety And Welfare
- Ch 200 Police Department
- Ch 205 Fire Department and Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 210 Animals
- Ch 215 Offenses
- Ch 220 Nuisances
- Ch 225 Garbage, Refuse and Litter
- Ch 230 City Parks
- Ch 235 Human Rights
- Ch 240 Emergency Management
- Ttl III Traffic Code
- Ch 300 General Provisions
- Ch 305 Traffic Administration
- Ch 310 Enforcement and Obedience To Traffic Regulations
- Ch 315 Traffic Control Devices
- Ch 320 Speed Regulations
- Ch 325 Turning Movements
- Ch 330 One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Ch 335 Stop and Yield Intersections
- Ch 340 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
- Ch 342 Alcohol and Drug-Related Traffic Offenses
- Ch 345 Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
- Ch 350 Method of Parking
- Ch 355 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places
- Ch 360 Stopping For Loading or Unloading Only
- Ch 365 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted or Prohibited On Certain Streets
- Ch 370 Violations Bureau
- Ch 375 Procedure On Arrest
- Ch 380 Vehicle Equipment
- Ch 385 Licensing Requirements
- Ch 390 Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles
- Ch 395 Abandoned Property
- Sch I Through Streets
- Sch II Speed Limits
- Sch III Stop Intersections
- Sch IV Prohibited Parking On Certain Streets At All Times
- Sch V Restricted Parking
- Sch VI Traffic Control Signals
- Sch VII One-Way Streets
- Sch VIII U-Turns
- Sch IX Turning Movements
- Sch X Vehicular Traffic — Restrictions
- Sch XI School Stops
- Sch XII Fire Lanes
- Sch XIII Gross Weight Regulations
- Ttl IV Land Use
- Ch 400 Administration
- Ch 405 Zoning Code
- Ch 410 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 415 Floodplain Management
- Ch 420 Urban Redevelopment
- Ch 425 Relocation Policy
- Ch 430 Stream Buffer Protection Regulations
- Ttl V Building and Construction
- Ttl V Notes
- Ch 500 Building Codes
- Ch 505 Building Regulations
- Ch 510 Dangerous Buildings
- Ch 515 Housing Standards
- Ch 520 Sign Regulations
- Ch 525 Excavations
- Ch 530 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 535 Land Disturbance Code
- Ttl VI Business and Occupation
- Ch 600 Liquor Control
- Ch 605 Business Licenses
- Ch 610 Miscellaneous Business Regulations
- Ch 615 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
- Ch 620 Utility Taxation
- Ch 625 Basic Cable Television Service and Equipment
- Ch 627 Video Services
- Ch 630 Rights-Of-Way Usage Code
- Ch 635 Adult Entertainment Business License
- Ch 640 Massage Therapy
- Ch 645 Pawnshops
- Ch 646 (Reserved)
- Cross Reference
- Ch CR Cross Reference
[CC 1970 §2-94; Ord. No. 932 §1(d), 4-18-1978]
The City Attorney and the Prosecuting Attorney shall be appointed
by the Mayor, with the approval of the majority of the members of
the Board of Aldermen, and shall serve in such capacities with the
approval of the Mayor and the majority of the Board of Aldermen. The
City Attorney and the Prosecuting Attorney shall have been admitted
to practice before the highest court of the State.
[CC 1970 §2-95; Ord. No. 826 §1(2-95a), 5-7-1974]
A.
It shall
be his/her duty to advise the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor and
other City Officers on all legal matters pertaining to the affairs
of the City, and he/she shall be required to attend all meetings of
the Board of Aldermen.
B.
It shall
also be the duty of the City Attorney to prosecute and defend all
suits at law or at equity, that may be brought by or against the City.
[CC 1970 §2-95.1; Ord. No. 826 §1(2-95b), 5-7-1974]
It shall be the duty of the Prosecuting Attorney to prosecute
in the Municipal Court of the City and on behalf of the City, all
violations of the provisions of this Code. He/she shall advise the
Police Judge of the law involved in the case and may urge upon the
court, on behalf of the City, the action he/she seeks to have the
court take in the matter. The Prosecuting Attorney shall handle all
appeals from the Municipal Court to the Circuit Court of St. Louis
County, Missouri.
[Code 1955 §2-102; CC 1970 §2-96]
The Mayor, with the approval of the majority of the Board of
Aldermen, may contract specially with the City Attorney for special
compensation in addition to the salary of such City Attorney for special
services on behalf of the City. The determination by the Mayor and
a majority of the Board of Aldermen shall be conclusive on the question
of whether such services are special.
[Code 1955 §2-103; CC 1970 §2-97]
The Mayor, with the approval of a majority of the Board of Aldermen,
may by ordinance, employ special counsel to assist the City Attorney
in special cases, or to serve the City in case of a vacancy in the
office of City Attorney. The Mayor and a majority of the Board of
Aldermen shall, in the case of such employment of additional counsel,
contract with such additional counsel for remuneration for service
rendered or to be rendered by such special counsel.
