The City Attorney’s Office provides legal advice and opinions to the Mayor and Council, the City Manager, the City's departments, and the City's boards and commissions; represents the City in civil litigation; and reviews and approves proposed City ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and other legal documents.

Contracts and Legal Opinions

The office reviews and consults on contracts regarding city services and provides legal opinions and counsel to elected officials and staff. It is the intention of the City Attorney's office to proactively address legal concerns confronting the city to enhance opportunities as well as to mitigate liability.

Legislation

The City Attorney supervises the drafting of all ordinances and preparation of all legal documents. The office also advocates on behalf of the city at the Arizona Legislature on matters of local concern.

Litigation

The City Attorney may institute or defend any suit, action, or proceeding on behalf of the city or any of its agencies when directed by the Sedona City Council.

Management of outside counsel

The City Attorney's Office manages the work of special outside counsel and also works closely with counsel retained by the city's insurance carrier to defend the city against any claims or suits filed against it.

Claims against the city

The City Attorney's Office reviews all claims against the city, and when appropriate, refers claims to the city's insurance carrier. Get the Notice of Claim fillable PDF form. Please note that Notice of Claim forms must be properly served as required by Arizona law before any claims may be considered by the City Attorney.