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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966- 3 Creating the Position of Town Attorney for the TOVSeries of 1965 ORDINANCE NQ. 3 AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE POSITION OF TOWN ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN OF VAIL AND SETTING FORTH THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND QUALIFICATIONS OF SAID POSITION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF VAIL: SECTION 1. OFFICE AND DUTIES The Board of Trustees of the Town of Vail hereby creates the office and position of Town Attorney of the Town of Vail. The Town Attorney shall be responsible solely to the Board of Trustees and sha11 act as legal advisor ta, and be the attorney and counsel for, the Board of Trustees and all administrative boards, agencies or offices of the Town. The powers, respansibili- ties and duties of the Town Attorney shall be: (a) To advise any administrative board, agency or officer of the Tvwn in legal matters relating to the afficial duties of such administrative board, agency or officer when so requested by such administrative board, agency, officer, or the Board of trustees, provided, the Board of Trustees shall have the power to require and instruct the Town Attorney to withhold his consideration of and advice as to any question or matter presented to him by any administrative board, agency or officer of the Town. (b) Upon the direction of the Board of Trustees, to prosecute ordinance violations, and to represent the Town in cases and actions before courts, before administrative boards and agencies, S 4 and before other iegaiiy constituted trxbunais, and to file with the clerk copies of such records as the Board of Trustees may so direct. (c} To prepare or review all ordinances, contracts, bonds and other written documents or instruments which are requested from or submitted to him by. the Board of Trustees, and to give his opinion as to the legal consequences thereof promptl~-. (d) To call to the attention of the $oard of Trustees all matters of law, and changes or developments therein, affecting the Town. (e) To perform such other duties as may be prescribed for him by ordinance or state law. SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT The Town Attorney shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees, but in no event shall his appointment continue beyond one week after the qualification of the members of the Board of Trustees for office following their ele- ction as prescribed by law. At such time the Town Attorney may be reappointed. SECTION 3. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE The Town Attorney sha11 be an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in the State of Colorado. SECTION 4. COMPENSATION The compensation of the attorney shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Trustees. 2 - ~~ a• ' • ~. ~ 4 SECTION 5. SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL Upon the recommendation o~ the Town Attorney, or upon its own initiative, the $oard of Trustees may retain special legal counsel to handle any matter in which the Town has an interest or to assist and counsel with the Town Attorney therein. Said special counsel sha11 serve under the direction of the Town Attorney, except that he shall ntit serve at the direction of the Town Attorney if retained on matters regarding irregularities found by audit, or alleged der~llction of duties by an officer or employee of the Town. No compensation to special legal counsel shall be paid except in accordance with an agreement between the Board of Trustees and the special cbunSel approved by the resolution of the board. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall be in full force and effect within thirty days after its approval by the Board of Trustees and final publication as prescribed by law. SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY "It is the intention of the ~3oard of Trustees that this ordinance or any part or provision thereof, shad be considered severable and, if any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any pexsan or circumstance is Held invalid, such in- validity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable." 3 - .+ i 4 . , F'na11y passed, adopted and approved on this / v{ ~ day of (~l/(~~ ~ , 19 6 ~. Approved: ~~~ ~ „,. ~~ Mayor Attest: r ~' [SEAL) Presiding Officer Tawn Recorder