Lamar_WCPlan_Applic

• Water Efficiency Grant Type: Water Conservation Planning Grant
• Contract/PO #: OE PDA 08-20
• Applicant: City of Lamar
• Project Name: City of Lamar Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Grant Application for City of Lamar
• Date: 8/1/2007
• County: Prowers
• Water Efficiency - Doc Type: Approval Letter

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Charter - Legal Department - Section 10-2

Sec. 10-2. Duties.

The City Attorney shall advise the Council
and City officials relating to their powers and
duties and he or his assistants shall represent the
City in all legal proceedings, except as provided
in this Charter. The City Attorney or his assis-
tants shall supervise the drafting of all ordi-
nances and the preparation of all other legal
documents. He or his assistants shall attend all
Council meetings and shall perform all services
incidem to his position as may be required by
this Charter or the ordinances of the City.
Nothing herein shall prohibit the Utilities Board
from employing separate counsel if it deems
necessary .

Sec. 10-3. Special counsel.

Council may, on its own motion, or upon the
request of the City Attorney, in special cases,
employ counsel to serve under the direction of
the Ci1:y Attorney. Special counsel may be
engaged in regard to irregularities found by
audit, or any alleged dereliction in the duties of
any officer or employee, or when the City Attor-
ney has a conflict of interests, to serve inde-
pendently of the City Attorney.

Part 2. Municipal Court

Sec. 10-4. Establishment.

Th~:re is hereby established a municipal court
vested with exclusive original jurisdiction of all
causes arising under the Charter and ordinances
of the City of Lamar. The Council shall appoint
one or more judges for said court to serve at the
pleasure of the Council, and the judge or judges,
shall rl~ceive such fixed compensation as may be
established by resolution of the Council, but
such compensation shall not be based upon the
fees or fines assessed by the court nor the num-
ber of cases handled. In the absence of the
judge, or judges, so appointed, the Council shall
designate one or more substitute judges to serve.

Ternls of the municipal court and procedure
therein shall be enacted by the Council, and the
Council shall, by ordinance, provide for trial by
jury and the imposition of costs.

Part 3. Miscellaneous Legal Provisions

Sec. 10-4.5. Contract requirements.

All contracts in writing, binding the City,
shall be signed by the Mayor, or in his absence
by the mayor pro-tern, and attested by the City
Clerk under the seal ofthe City.

Sec. 10-5. Sale of real property.

Conveyances of any interest in real property
of whatever nature or use may be authorized by
ordinance passed by the affirmative vote of five
members of the Council. Convt~yances shall be
signed by the Mayor or in his absence by the
mayor pro tern, and attested to by the Clerk
under the seal of the City.

Sec. 10-6. Recovery of compensation.

No action for the recovery of compensation
for any form of tort liability claimed against the
City shall be maintained unle:ss all statutory
notices of said claim are strictly complied with
by the claimant, it being the intention of the City
to not waive any protection of ~:overeign immu-
nity available to it. (Ord. No. 873-A passed at
Nov. 7, 1989 election)

Sec. 10-7. Bonds and oaths.

All officers and employees of the City and
Utilities Board shall be bonded under a blanket
bond. The bond on the City Clerk and City
Treasurer shall be for at least $50,000 each. The
amount of bond for all other officers and
employees shall be set by the City Council.
Costs of such bonds shall be bome by the City.

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