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Committee asks whether city attorney’s prosecution authority should be explicit in the charter; state law cited
2376710 · February 21, 2025
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Summary
Members asked if the charter must explicitly give the city attorney the authority to prosecute ordinance violations. Legal staff pointed to the Home Rule City Act (section 20) and state statute language that assign prosecution duties to the city's attorney.
Committee members asked whether charter language should explicitly grant the city attorney authority to prosecute ordinance violations. The question arose during discussion of section 7.6, which addresses the city attorney’s duties and the city’s legal department.
Legal staff noted that the duty to prosecute ordinance…
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