The Corporation Counsel is the
chief legal officer for the City
of Springfield. The office
has a staff of Attorneys to assist
with the duties as is necessary to
fulfill the requirements of the
office.
The office of Corporation Counsel
is responsible for all legal
activities related to municipal
government. That includes
furnishing legal advice, drafting
and writing legal opinions,
drafting and/or reviewing for form
and legality all ordinances upon
the request of the mayor,
directors, city clerk, city
treasurer or aldermen; and
appearing on behalf of the city in
all actions to which the city is a
party before all courts and
administrative bodies.
The City
of Springfield Office of Corporation Counsel is the enforcement agency for code violations.
The process of seeking a remedy for violations includes the City's Administrative Court at which
people cited are required to address code violations in an attempt to have them corrected.
The City is now publishing a list of persons who are
defendants in the City's Administrative Court having two or more convictions for violations of the
City Code involving property, and the violations have not been corrected.
They
include housing, environmental, building, zoning and fire code safety violations.
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