25-1929 : Halton-Pope, Bollman, Nowakowski, Everhart - Establishing Legislative Counsel for the Common Council

This local law, introduced by Councilmembers Halton-Pope, Bollman, Nowakowski, and Everhart, proposes to amend Article 3 of the City of Buffalo Charter to grant the Common Council the power to appoint a Legislative Counsel. This counsel must be an attorney admitted to practice in New York with at least three years of experience. The Legislative Counsel's duties would include providing legal advice to the Common Council, collaborating with the Department of Law on city legal matters, and accessing the Department of Law's legal research resources. This provision is not intended to supersede the powers of the Department of Law. The law specifies that it will take effect immediately upon passage and ratification, and upon filing with the New York Secretary of State.