Government

The City Attorney's Office provides timely, cost-efficient, quality legal services to support the City Council, City Manager, and City staff in fulfilling their missions and implementing policy set by Council; and to advance, advocate, and safeguard the interests of the City in accordance with applicable law.

Core Services

Advise City officials and departments on a wide range of legal issues

Research and provide advice, opinions and recommendations on legal issues that come before the City.

• Draft municipal ordinances, resolutions, and agreements.
• Provide advice to City boards, committees, commissions, and City Council Legislative Review Committees.
• Advise Mayor, City Council, City Manager and other City officials of pending legislation and assist in drafting proposals for legislation in areas of concern to the City of El Paso.
• Provide legal advice on state and federal grants.
• Process claims on behalf of the City and against the City.

Functions of City Council:
• Judicial hearings
  • Provide legal representation
• Municipal Court
  • Represents the City in civil lawsuit
  • Prosecutes violations of City of El Paso ordinances and Class C misdemeanors
  • Handles property disposition hearings
• Administrative hearings
  • Represents the City at Civil Service Commission disciplinary hearings and arbitrations
  • Assists City Departments with discipline issues
  • Responds to EEOC complaints
  • Receives and processes complaints filed under the City Ethics Ordinance
  • Represents the City at hearings before various state agencies
  
  Acts as a liaison with other
  governmental entities.