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City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 93 CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 94 City of Laramie FY 2013 – FY 2014 Budget City Attorney’s Office Total City Attorney’s Office Budget FY 2013 $349,217 Total City Attorney’s Office Budget FY 2014 $337,103 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 95 City of Laramie City Attorney’s Office Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION OVERVIEW The City Attorney’s office provides two separate functions within the City. The City Attorney is the civil attorney who provides legal advice, counsel, services, training, consultation, and opinions to the City. That legal service is provided to the City Manager, City Council, Boards and Commissions, Departments and Divisions at all levels of the City government. It includes a wide variety of areas in the legal arena, including a wide variety of contracts, employment issues, land use planning and development, claims of discriminatory practices, purchase and sale of property, public information disclosure issues, and a wide variety of other legal issues. Generally, tort claims are handled by the self-insurance pool in which the City participates. The Assistant City Attorney is the City Prosecuting Attorney and handles all of the criminal prosecution of City ordinance violations in the Laramie Municipal Court, as well as providing the civil advice in the absence of the City Attorney. BIENNIUM 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Developed the Rail Spur Agreement in coordination with the Laramie Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) Developed a contingency agreement for the proposed Cirrus Sky Technology Park Property Tried over 15 jury trials BIENNIUM 2013-2014 OBJECTIVES Continue to prosecute the ordinance violations in Municipal Court Continue to provide prompt, competent legal advice to the City Council, Manager and staff as requested Promote fiscal responsibility within the division It is the mission of the Laramie City Attorney’s office to provide prompt, competent, courteous legal advice and services to the City Council, City Manager and staff for the benefit of the citizens of Laramie. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 96 City of Laramie City Attorney’s Office Biennium Budget 2013-2014 DIVISION BUDGET 2011 Budget 2011 Actuals 2012 Budget 2012 (YTD) Actuals* 2013 Budget 2014 Budget Personnel $273,586 $271,456 $281,200 $287,244 $292,442 $300,328 Contractual $14,075 $13,388 $13,975 $4,932 $53,975 $33,975 Materials & Supplies $14,851 $5,851 $2,800 $1,859 $2,800 $2,800 Capital Equipment - - - - - - Capital Obligations - $1,312 - - - - Total $302,512 $292,007 $297,975 $294,035 $349,217 $337,103 *Note: “2012 (YTD) Actuals” are as of 7/25/2012 and are unaudited. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Laramie Biennial Budget 2013-2014 Page 97 City of Laramie City Attorney’s Office Operating Budget Biennium 2013-2014 $292,442 (83.7%) $53,975 (15.5%) $2,800 City Attorney's Office Operating Budget FY2013 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies $300,328 (89.1%) $33,975 (10.1%) $2,800 City Attorney's Office Operating Budget FY2014 Amount, % of Total Allotment) Personnel Contractual Materials & Supplies