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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 2013.005
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION; AMENDiNG TOWN CODE SECTION 3-2-7
(TOWN ATTORNEY) TO CONFIRM THE TOWN ATTORNEY'S ROLE AS
PROSECUTOR; TO A�3��O�f�E AC'FION ON �'HE TOWN ATTORNEY'S
BEHALF BY DEPUTY AND ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEYS; AND SETTING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS the Town Attorney is authorized by law and court rules to prosecute
violations of the Marana Town Code and statutes of the State of Arizona which are
within the original or concurrent jurisdiction of the Marana Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS limitations of time and expertise sometimes require the powers and
duties of the Town Attorney to be undertaken and carried out by deputy and assistant
town attorneys; and
WHEREAS the Town Council finds that codification in the Town Code of the
authority of the Town Attorney as prosecutor and the authority of deputy and assistant
town attorneys is in the best interests of the Town and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, as follows:
SECTION 1. Marana Town Code Section 3-2-7 (Town Attorney) is hereby
amended by adding the following subparagraph 7 to paragraph C("Powers and duties"):
as follows:
7. The town attorney shall prosecute in the name of the town or the state of
Arizona all violations of the town code and statutes of the state of Arizona
within the original or concurrent jurisdiction of the Marana municipal
court or lawfully referred to the town attorney, and any associated or
related appeals.
SECTION 2. Marana Town Code Section 3-2-7 (Town Attorney) is hereby amended by
adding a new paragraph D as follows:
D. Deputies and assistants. At the discretion of the town attorney, the powers
and duties of the town attorney may be undertaken and carried out by deputy
and assistant town attorneys (by whatever rank or title they may be called)
licensed to practice law in the state of Arizona, who shall have the same
authority as the town attorney, under the general supervision of the town
attorney.
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SECTION 3. The provisions of this ordinance axe declaratory of existing law and shall
not affect the validity of past actions by the Town Attorney or by deputy or assistant town
attorneys.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance addresses a matter of municipal administration and is
immediately effective upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA,
ARIZONA, this 2" day of April, �013.
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