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REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO
DELETE ONE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY AND
PARALEGAL AND REPLACE WITH TWO DEPUTY CITY
ATTORNEYS
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
If the City Council concurs, your action is to adopt Resolution No. 99 -121 approving the job
description for the management service classification of Deputy City Attorney, and amending
the Management Salary Structure.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
As a result of the retirement of one Assistant City Attorney on December 31, 1999, the City
Attorney’s office needs to reorganize its duties and responsibilities to continue to provide
quality service. This reorganization would eliminate one Assistant City Attorney position and
the paralegal position and replace those positions with two Deputy City Attorney positions,
This is accomplished by the attached Resolution containing the following actions:
1. Approve the job description for the management service classification of Deputy City
Attorney.
2. Amend the Management Salary Structure to add the Deputy City Attorney position at
the Grade 6 level with a salary range of $74,100 - $93,500.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact on the current budget in deleting the Assistant City Attorney and
Paralegal positions and adding two and Deputy City Attorney positions. If all positions (the
deleted Assistant City Attorney and Paralegal; and two added Deputies) are valued at the
bottom of the market range, there would be an increase of $18,000.
EXHIBITS
Resolution No. 99 -321
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RESOLUTION NO. 99-321
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE JOB
DESCRIPTION FOR THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE
CLASSIFICATION OF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY AND
AMENDING THE MANAGEMENT SALARY STRUCTURE TO
PROVIDE THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY POSITION
WHEREAS, the City Attorney recommends and the City Council concurs,
that the City Attorney’s .office be reorganized,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitation is true and correct.
2. That the City Council approves the job description for the management
service classification of Deputy City Attorney as described in Exhibit A, attached hereto
and made a part hereof.
3. That the Management Compensation Plan Salary Structure is amended
to add the title of Deputy City Attorney in Grade 6 as shown on Attachment “A” hereto.
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1 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City
2 Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 14 day of September 1999, by
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5 AYES: Council Members Lewis, Nygaard, Finnila, Hall 6r Kulchin
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ABSENT: None*
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JOB TITLE:
DEPARTMENT:
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
CITY ATTORNEY
BASIC FUNCTION:
Under general direction of the City Attorney, to perform highly responsible legal work relating to
City business; to represent the City at administrative and court hearings and to perform related
work as assigned.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS ,
This is a professional legal and administrative position requiring work in research, consultation
and court trials. Incumbents will prepare briefs for court cases, investigate claims and represent
the City in code enforcement activities including office hearings, administrative hearings and
civil or criminal trials. The Deputy City Attorney is distinguished from the next higher level of
Assistant City Attorney who handles the most difficult assignments and acts as the supervising
attorney in the absence of the City Attorney.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide legal advice to City Council, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, boards and
commissions, and department heads; perform legal research and ,interpret and apply laws,
decisions and other legal authority.
Prosecute and defend trial and appellate level cases as assigned, including claims against the City
. and violations of ordinances and codes.
Prepare various legal documents including contracts, ordinances, resolutions, leases, motions,
deeds, memoranda, opinions and other documents.
Review and update ordinances, rules and regulations necessary for municipal compliance with
state and federal laws, including environmental, financial disclosure, conflicts of interest,
political reform, subdivision, redevelopment, planning, Coastal Act and housing laws.
May assign, supervise and review the work of professional and clerical subordinates involved in
a wide variety of legal research and record maintenance work.
Represent the City in the community and with professional organizations.
May serve on committees.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
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QUALIFICATIONS
To perform a job in this classification, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties
as generally described in the specification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties in a specific job. The requirements
listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Knowledge of:
l State and local government law, including specialized areas in water district and
redevelopment, labor and employment, tort, contract, public works, construction, labor and
redevelopment law, and computerized legal research.
l Principles and procedures of municipal law and the ability to apply this knowledge, method
and practice in order to achieve the Council’s goals and objectives and to implement its
policies, procedures and programs in a lawful manner.
l Judicial procedures and the corresponding rules of evidence; local ordinance, state and
federal laws and California and United States constitutional provisions affecting municipal
operation; municipal government structure and operations and relationships to other public
jurisdictions,
l City of Carlsbad’s codes, ordinances, policies, rules and practices.
Abilitv to:
Review a wide variety of documents and identify and resolve legal issues.
Prepare legal documents.
Explain and apply legal principles to the programs, policies and operations of the City
government.
Represent the City in litigation and administrative proceedings.
Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions,
and implement recommendations in support of goals.
Exercise good judgment, flexibility, creativity, and sensitivity in response to changing
situations and needs.
Communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
Work cooperatively and effectively with management staff, employees and others.
Work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
Effectively utilize appropriate computer applications to generate legal documents and
correspondence, including computer legal research on Lexis and/or Westlaw.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
. Any combination equivalent to the education and experience that could likely provide the
required knowledge and abilities. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Graduation from an American Bar Association accredited law school, and two years of
responsible professional legal experience in the public sector.
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SPECIAL REOUIREMENT:
A member of the California Bar and qualified to practice law before all of the courts of this state
and all federal courts as necessary including the United States Supreme Court.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING:
While performing the duties of this class, an employee is regularly required to sit; talk or hear, in
person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment;
and reach with hands and arms. An employee is frequently required to walk and stand. Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus to read and
operate office equipment as necessary during the course of the work assignments.
While performing the duties, employees of this class are regularly required to use written and
oral communication skills; read and interpret financial and statistical data, information and
documents; analyze and solve problems; use math and apply mathematical reasoning and abstract
statistical concepts; observe and interpret people and situations; learn and apply new information
or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive
deadlines; and interact with staff Council members and others encountered in the course of
work.
Ability to work in a standard office environment with some exposure to the outdoors; ability to
travel to different sites and locations; attend evening meetings; work under pressure and
potentially stressful situations.
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This is an at-will management classification.
APPROVED BY:
City Attorney
Date
Deputy City Attorney
Management Salary Structure
(Base Pay)
FY 1999-00
JOB TITLE GRADE MINIMUM MARKET RANGE
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Management Salary Structure
(Base Pay)
FY 1999-00
JOB TITLE GRADE MINIMUM MARKET RANGE
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