City Attorney of Portland, Oregon

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The City Attorney of Portland, Oregon is the chief legal officer for the city government, providing legal advice, representation, and interpretation of laws and regulations for the mayor, city council, and municipal departments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipal legal office
public office
appliesTo Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Portland City Council
Portland city bureaus
Portland municipal departments
appointedBy Portland City Council
country United States of America
employer Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: City of Portland, Oregon
field administrative law
civil litigation
municipal law
public law
governedBy Oregon state law
Portland City Charter
United States law
governmentBranch Government of Portland, Oregon
surface form: Portland municipal government
hasDuty minimize legal risk for city government
protect legal interests of the City of Portland
hasOfficeType law office
jurisdiction Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: City of Portland, Oregon
languageOfWork English
legalSystem common law
levelOfGovernment local government
locatedIn Multnomah County
surface form: Multnomah County, Oregon

Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: Portland, Oregon

Oregon
surface form: State of Oregon
officeHoldersMustHave legal education
license to practice law in Oregon
partOf Government of Portland, Oregon
surface form: City of Portland executive branch
reportsTo Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Portland City Council
responsibility advise city bureaus on compliance with state and federal law
defend the city in civil litigation
draft ordinances and resolutions
interpret laws and regulations for the city
manage the Portland City Attorney’s Office
prosecute certain municipal code violations
provide legal advice to city officials
represent the city in legal proceedings
review city contracts for legal sufficiency
role chief legal officer for the City of Portland
sector public sector
subordinateTo Portland City Charter
worksWith Portland City Budget Office
Portland City Auditor
surface form: Portland Office of the City Auditor

Portland Police Bureau

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Records Division collaboratesWith City Attorney of Portland, Oregon
subject surface form: Records Division (Portland Police Bureau)
this entity surface form: City of Portland City Attorney’s Office
Portland city bureaus include City Attorney of Portland, Oregon
this entity surface form: City Attorney’s Office
Portland City Charter interpretedBy City Attorney of Portland, Oregon