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 ...
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