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The Town Engineer shall be appointed by the Town Manager with the concurrence of the Council. The Engineer shall have charge of the town streets, sewers and waterworks and shall perform such duties as may be required of him or her by law and such other duties as the Council may deem necessary.
(Prior Code, § 3-2-4)
(A) Town Attorney. The Town Attorney shall be appointed by the Council. The Town Attorney shall act as the legal counselor and advisor of the Council and other town officials and, as such, shall give his or her opinion in writing when requested by the Town Manager. The Town Attorney shall review and assist in the drafting of all deeds, contracts, conveyances, ordinances, resolutions and other legal instruments when required by the Town Manager. The Town Attorney shall approve or disapprove as to form, in writing, all drafts of contracts and all official or other bonds before final approval or acceptance thereof by the Council. The Town Attorney shall return within the time allotted by the Town Manager all ordinances and resolutions submitted for consideration by the Town Manager, with approval or disapproval as to form noted thereon, together with the reasons therefore. Except for matters handled by counsel appointed by the town’s insurance carrier, the Town Attorney shall prosecute and defend ail civil suits, actions or causes where the town is a party to the extent of the Town Attorney’s ability and in accordance with the Town Attorney’s independent professional legal judgment and in compliance with the Arizona Supreme Court’s Rule of Professional Responsibility shall report to the Council, when required, the condition of any suit or action to which the town is a party. The Town Attorney shall attend all Council meetings to advise the Council on legal issues and serve as Town Parliamentarian. Upon approval of the Town Manager, the Town Attorney’s attendance at a Council meeting may be by telephone.
(B) Town Prosecutor. The Town Prosecutor shall be appointed by the Council. The Town Prosecutor shall prosecute all criminal charges in the town’s Magistrate Court which are supported by probable cause within the parameters of the Arizona Supreme Court’s Rules of Professional Responsibility and prevailing standards of prosecution. The Town Prosecutor shall prosecute all civil, petty and civil traffic offenses in the town’s Magistrate Court which are supported by probable cause within the parameters of Professional responsibility and prevailing standards of prosecution if the defendant in such matters is represented by counsel.
(C) Validity. If any division, sentence, clause or phase of this section is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional; such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section. The Town of Quartzsite Common Council hereby declares that it would have passed this section, and each division, clause or phase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more divisions, sentences, clauses and phases be declared unconstitutional.
(Prior Code, § 3-2-5) (Ord. 11-08, passed - -2011; Ord. 14-04, passed - -2014; Ord. 17-01, passed 1-10-2017)
(A) Established. The office of Zoning Administrator of the town is hereby established.
(Prior Code, § 3-5-1)
(B) Appointment of Zoning Administrator.
(1) The Zoning Administrator shall be appointed by the Town Manager with the concurrence of the Council.
(2) The Zoning Administrator may be the Town Manager, Town Clerk or any other individual appointed by the Council, which the Council finds to be qualified to hold said position.
(Prior Code, § 3-5-2)
(C) Duties of Zoning Administrator. It shall also be the duty of the Zoning Administrator to make recommendations to the Planning and Zoning Commission as to zoning changes that are necessary in the town and, upon the filing of an application with the Zoning Commission for a change of zoning, the Zoning Administrator shall make his or her recommendations, in writing, regarding the application, citing the facts upon which he relies in making his or her decisions. The Zoning Administrator shall submit his or her recommendations to the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission hearings which deal with the rezoning of any parcel of property within the town.
(Prior Code, § 3-5-3)
(D) Fees. The Council shall be authorized to establish a uniform schedule of fees to be charged by the Zoning Administrator for any duties performed by the Administrator, and such fee schedule shall become effective upon approval of the Council.
(Prior Code, § 3-5-4)
(E) Appeals. Any decision or recommendation of the Zoning Administrator shall be appealable to the Board of Adjustment as established in the zoning ordinance of the town.
(Prior Code, § 3-5-5)
(Ord. 14-04, passed - -2014)
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