City of Creve Coeur, MO
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2024-01-08
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Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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Article VI Department of Law
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art VI Department of Law
- § C-6.1 City Attorney — Appointment — Qualifications.
- § C-6.2 Duties.
- Ttl I Government Code
- Ch 100 General Provisions
- Ch 105 Elections
- Ch 110 City Council — Administration
- Ch 115 Officers
- Ch 120 Departments
- Ch 125 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 130 Personnel Code
- Ch 135 Municipal Court
- Ch 140 Finances
- Ch 145 Sales Taxation
- Ch 150 Eminent Domain
- Ch 155 Creve Coeur Quality Jobs Program
- Ch 160 Open Meetings and Records Policy
- Ttl II Public Health, Safety and Welfare
- Ch 200 Police
- Ch 205 Animals and Fowl
- Ch 210 Offenses
- Ch 215 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 217 Abandoned Property
- Ch 220 Weeds and Vegetation
- Ch 225 Emergency Management
- Ch 230 Human Rights
- Ch 235 Garbage, Trash and Refuse
- Ch 240 Parks and Recreation
- Ttl III Traffic Code
- Ttl III Notes Notes and Appendixes
- Ch 300 General Provisions
- Ch 305 Traffic Administration
- Ch 310 Enforcement and Obedience To Traffic Regulations
- Ch 315 Traffic Control Devices
- Ch 320 Speed Regulations
- Ch 325 Turning Movements
- Ch 330 One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Ch 335 Stop and Yield Intersections, Railroad Crossings
- Ch 340 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
- Ch 342 Drug- and Alcohol-Related Offenses
- Ch 345 Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
- Ch 350 Method of Parking
- Ch 355 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places
- Ch 360 Procedure On Arrest
- Ch 365 Vehicle Equipment
- Ch 370 Bicycles, Electric Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles
- Ch 380 Motorcycles
- Ch 385 Licensing Requirements
- Ch 390 Abandoned Vehicles
- Ch 395 Personal Delivery Devices
- Sch I Traffic Control Signals
- Sch II Fire District Signals
- Sch III Maximum Speed For Designated Streets
- Sch IV Turn Restrictions
- Sch V Intersection Stops
- Sch VI Through Streets
- Sch VII Center Left Turn Only Lane(S)
- Sch VIII Load Restrictions On Commercial Vehicles
- Sch IX Parking Prohibited On Designated Streets
- Sch X Fire Lanes
- Sch XI School Stops
- Sch XII Yield Right-Of-Way Intersections
- Sch XIII No-Passing Zones
- Sch XIV School Zones
- Sch XV No Thru Streets
- Sch XVI Traffic Regulations in Private Subdivisions
- Sch XVII (Reserved)
- Ttl IV Land Use and Development
- Ttl IV Notes Notes and Appendixes
- Ch 400 Planning
- Ch 405 Zoning Ordinance
- Ch 410 Subdivision and Development of Land
- Ch 415 Flood Hazard Control Regulations
- Ch 420 Land Disturbance Code
- Ch 425 Stormwater Regulations
- Ch 430 Stream Buffer Protection Regulations
- Ttl V Building and Construction
- Ttl V Notes Notes and Appendixes
- Ch 500 Building Code Regulations
- Ch 505 General Building Regulations
- Ch 510 Dangerous and Unsafe Structures
- Ch 515 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 520 Lateral Sewer Repair Fund
- Ttl VI Business and Occupation
- Ch 600 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 605 Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations
- Ch 610 Solicitors, Mobile Food Vendors, Canvassers, Handbills
- Ch 615 Massage Therapy
- Ch 617 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 620 Pawnshops
- Ch 621 Scrap Metal Dealers
- Ch 622 Precious Metals Purchasers
- Ch 623 Alarm Systems
- Ch 624 Indoor Firearms, Pneumatic Gun and Archery Range Regulations
- Ch 625 (Reserved)
- Ch 630 Hotels, Motels and Lodging Places
- Ch 635 Public Utilities
- Ch 640 Franchising Regulations
- Cross Reference
- Ch CR Cross Reference
[Ord. No. 1129 §1(Prop. 7), 12-16-1985; Ord. No. 1684 §1(Prop. 3), 1-23-1995; Ord.
No. 2208 §1(Prop. 1), 1-27-2003; Ord. No. 4057 §1(Prop.
4), 12-11-2006]
There shall be a Department of Law, the head of which shall be known as the city attorney. The city attorney shall be responsible to the City Administrator. He or she shall be a licensed member of the Bar of this State and shall have been actively engaged in the general practice of law during the five-year period immediately prior to his or her appointment. There may also be an assistant city attorney who shall possess the same qualifications as the city attorney and who shall perform such duties as designated by the city attorney. The compensation of the city attorney and assistant city attorney shall be approved by the city council. Both the city attorney and the assistant city attorney shall be appointed by the mayor pursuant to Section 4.4(j) of this charter. Either the city attorney or assistant city attorney may be removed from office upon the recommendation of the mayor and an affirmative vote of four (4) council members or without the recommendation of the mayor, by an affirmative vote of six (6) council members.
The mayor and the city council may, pursuant to Section 4.4(j), further provide for the appointment of temporary or special counsel to assist the city attorney in matters requiring specialized knowledge such as, including but not limited to, issuance of bonds of the City of Creve Coeur.
[Ord. No. 1129 §1(Prop. 7), 12-16-1985]
The city attorney shall represent the city in all legal matters
in which it is a party or is interested. He or she shall advise the
mayor, the city council, any committee or members thereof, the city
administrator, directors of all departments, and the boards and commissions
concerning any legal question affecting the city's interest.
