Town Attorney Services Request for Proposal
Outline of Services to be Provided:
The Town is seeking an Attorney to provide legal advice and counsel to the Mayor, Town Council, Town Manager and the various departments within the Town government. Requests for advice and levels of activity will vary and will be coordinated through the Town Manager. The individual will be requested to be familiar with property tax sales and utility collection. The Attorney will be asked to respond to requests in a timely fashion. The individual retained should be able to attend some Town Council meetings or special called meetings. The Town Manager anticipates the need for up to10-20 hours of legal services per month for routine matters which will be invoiced to the Town regularly on a monthly basis.
Necessary Areas of Expertise:
The individual should have prior experience working with or for municipal government and must be a member of the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Inc. In addition to experience in personnel, contracts, procurement, land acquisition, zoning and planning law, the individual should have strong negotiating skills. The individual must be able to:
Assist in the interpretation of Town ordinances and policies and shall review draft ordinances, resolutions and policies. In the event of possible conflicts of Town ordinances or actions with state law, the attorney shall seek and render appropriate advice to resolve said conflictsf
Conduct research on state statutes and constitutional questions as necessaryf
Review proposals implementing existing annexation agreements and multi-jurisdictional or joint undertakings in which the Town may participatef
Review requests for proposals, invitations for bids and proposed contractsf
Draw contracts and deeds for Town services and propertyf
Review loan/bond documents and grant agreementsf
Arrange and conduct sales of property to collect delinquent taxesf
Collect delinquent utilities feesf
As arranged, participate in Town Council meetings and public hearings and answer questions from the Mayor, Town Council and citizensf
Initiate and litigate legal suits brought on behalf of the Town and defend the Town in suits brought against it.
Assist Police, Code Official, Zoning Administrator and other staff with court actions to enforce Town Ordinances.
