City Attorney: Duties and Powers.

Milwaukee City Charter § 3-03

in effect

3-03. City Attorney: Duties and Powers. 1. The city attorney shall: a. Conduct all the law business of the corporation and of the departments thereof, and all other law business in which the city shall be interested, when so ordered by the common council. b. When required, furnish written opinions upon subjects submitted by the mayor or the common council, or any of its committees, or any other department of the municipal government. c. Keep a docket of the cases to which the city may be a party in any court of record as directed by the common council, in which shall be briefly entered all steps taken in each cause, and which shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of the mayor, comptroller or any committee of the common council. d. Draft ordinances, bonds, contracts, leases, conveyances and other such instruments of writing as may be required by the business of the city. e. Examine and inspect tax and assessment rolls and all proceedings in reference to the levying and collection of taxes and assessments. f. Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the charter and ordinances of the city. 2. The city attorney may appoint 4 deputy city attorneys, who shall be authorized to do all acts required by law of the city attorney. Assistant city attorneys appointed by the city attorney pursuant to city service laws and provisions shall be authorized, subject to the control and supervision of the city attorney or his deputies to do all acts required by law of the city attorney; provided, that the city attorney shall be responsible to the city for all the acts of such deputy city attorneys and assistant city attorneys. (Am. File #891403, Dec. 19, 1989; eff. March 14, 1990.)

Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/CH3.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/26/2026