City of Milwaukee - File #: 040785

• File #: 040785
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/21/2004
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/11/2004
• Title: Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a Contract for Legal Services between the City and the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office for nuisance abatement activities. (City Attorney)
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, BUILDING CODE, CITY ATTORNEY, NUISANCES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/20/2004	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/11/2004	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
10/5/2004	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Speakers: Pat McDonnell, City Attorney Jeffrey Aldenberg, Special Assist. Dist. Attorney	Pass	5:0
9/29/2004	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/29/2004	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/21/2004	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

040785

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a Contract for Legal Services between the City and the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office for nuisance abatement activities. (City Attorney)

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the City Attorney to enter into an agreement with the Milwaukee County District Attorney.  Under the agreement, the Milwaukee County District Attorney would act under the supervision of the Milwaukee City Attorney as a Special Assistant City Attorney for the purpose of bringing certain nuisance abatement receivership actions on behalf of the City.  The District Attorney would provide the services at no cost to the City and the City would indemnify the District Attorney or Assistant District Attorney, providing services under the agreement.

Body

Whereas, Pursuant to sec. 66.0301, Stats., and sec. 304-23, Milwaukee Code of Ordinances, the Common Council may authorize the City Attorney to enter into an agreement with the Milwaukee County District Attorney to act as a Special Assistant City Attorney for the purpose of bringing certain nuisance abatement receivership actions on behalf of the City; and

Whereas, The District Attorney has agreed to provide his office's services, in the form of providing an Assistant District Attorney, to prosecute, under the direction of the City Attorney, certain nuisance abatement receivership actions under sec. 823.23, Stats., for and on behalf of the City of Milwaukee; and

Whereas, The District Attorney has concluded that his office's ability to undertake such nuisance abatement receivership actions will complement and assist his office's crime prevention efforts in certain designated Milwaukee neighborhoods; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee hereby authorizes the City Attorney to execute the Contract for Legal Services between the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee County District Attorney attached to this file.

Requestor

City Attorney

Drafter

PBM:dms

September 8, 2004

1049-2004-2252:84832