City of Milwaukee - File #: 221864

• File #: 221864
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/21/2023
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/18/2023
• Effective date: 5/6/2023
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the retention of outside counsel by the office of the city attorney.
• Sponsors: ALD. SPIKER, ALD. PEREZ, ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: CITY ATTORNEY, CONSULTANTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/5/2023	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
4/21/2023	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/18/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED	Pass	14:1
4/18/2023	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
4/10/2023	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Spiker - sponsor Robin Pederson - City Atty Tom Miller - City Atty Ald. Bauman asked to be added as co sponsor, there were no objections. After members discussed this ordinance, there may be more language added. SUBSTITUTE may be offered at the next Common Council April 18th.	Pass	4:0
4/5/2023	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/21/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

221864

Version

SUBSTITUTE 2

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. SPIKER, PEREZ AND BAUMAN

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to the retention of outside counsel by the office of the city attorney.

Sections

304-23                     rc

Analysis

This ordinance provides that office of the city attorney shall not retain any law firm or attorney who is not an employee of the city without prior authorization from the common council.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 304-23-0 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

304-23. Outside Attorney or Law Firm. The office of the city attorney shall not retain any law firm or attorney who is not an employee of the city without authorization of the specific attorney or firm from the common council.  The name and qualifications of the firm or attorney proposed to be retained by the city attorney shall be provided to the common council with each request, along with information describing the purpose of the representation, the nature and scope of the tasks to be performed, and the terms of the retainer agreement. Each retainer shall be pursuant to a written agreement, including a covenant prohibiting the retained law firm or attorney from undertaking or continuing representation of any person or entity in connection with any claim, proceeding, lawsuit, or other matter against or adverse to the city during the period the law firm or attorney is retained. The provisions of this section may be suspended or modified by common council resolution.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

____________________________

Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:  ______________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

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Office of the City Attorney

Date:  ______________________

Requestor

Drafter

LRB 178004-4

Aaron Cadle/Jeff Osterman/T.W. Medhin

April 12, 2023