Ordinance 23-06

Amending Ordinance 12-01

THE CITY OF SODAVILLE ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: 

Section 1.

Ordinance 12-01 Section 9 is amending to read the following:

Requests to the City attorney for advice shall not be made by a Councilor except with the concurrence of the majority of the Council present in person or by speaker phone. The City shall not accept financial responsibility for any legal requests to the City Attorney made by private citizens. Before requesting research or other action by the City attorney, the Council is encouraged to consider consulting with the City Administrator to ascertain whether the request of action can be accomplished more cost-effectively by alternate means. Outside a Council meeting, a Councilor should make requests of the City Attorney through the City Administrator/Recorder or the Mayor., unless the following conditions are met:

• If a Councilor suspects that both the City Administrator/Recorder and Mayor are involved in activities that require the City Attorney’s intervention or review, they may refer a request to contact the City Attorney to the Council President;

• If a Councilor suspects that the City Administrator/Recorder, Mayor, and Council President are involved in activities that require the City Attorney’s intervention or review, they may jointly contacts the City Attorney with another Councilor; or

• If a Councilor suspects that the City Administrator/Recorder and all other members of the Council are involved in activities that require the City Attorney’s intervention or review, they may unilaterally make the decision to contact the City Attorney.

All allegations communicated to the City Attorney will require review with all parties prior to making a determination or writing a legal opinion containing unverified allegations.

Passed by the Council this 20 day of July, 2023.