City Attorney’s Office Presentation

2 To minimize the City of Compton's legal exposure, ensure compliance with applicable laws, and provide the City sound legal advice with unquestionable integrity MISSION _______

3 The City Attorney represents and provides advice to the City and each of its departments, including the City Council and Mayor. Criminal Role of the City Attorney Civil Litigation The City Attorney sues and/or defends, civil lawsuits in which the City is a party. The City Attorney prosecutes criminal misdemeanors and infractions committed within the City limits. Advisory _______ Risk Management The City Attorney administers the City’s Workers’ Compensation Program and other functions of the Risk Management Division.

4 1 City Attorney, 1 Chief Deputy City Attorney, 4 Deputy City Attorney’s, 1 Risk Manager, 1 Workers’ Compensation Administrator, 3 Paralegals, 1 Claims Examiner,1 Legal Technician and 1 Claims Technician The City Attorney’s Office team consists of highly professional legal and risk management staff. We are a Team. City Attorney’s Office Staff _______

5 CAO Functions and Responsibilities Provides advice and legal opinions Nuisance Abatements Parking Citation Appeals Cost Recovery Program Civil Litigation Criminal Prosecution Contract Review Ordinance and Resolution Review Defend claims filed against the City _______ 5 10 Workers’ Compensation Program

6 Fiscal Concerns Employee Litigation Rise Insurance Premium Rise Litigation Costs _______

7 Our Accomplishments Held 173 parking citation appeal hearings Prosecuted 132 criminal misdemeanor violation cases Processed 14 nuisance abatement requests Reviewed over 170 contracts _______ 14 Processed over 300 workers compensation and liability claims

8 Subrogation and Recovery ________ Description Total Amount Amount Recovered Subrogation Claims$71,612.87$56, Workers Comp Claims$16, Auto Policy Recovery$5,000 Claims Paid Out$33, Total Recovery $72, All City vehicle and property losses reported to the City Attorney’s Office are reviewed for subrogation potential. If the damage was caused by an adverse party, staff obtains information from various departments and actively pursues reimbursement from the responsible party. In addition, the City Attorney's office pursues individuals (or their insurance company) that may be responsible for any injury to its employees.

9 Civil Litigation _______ 75% In-House 3.1% Collaboration 21.9% Outside Counsel 1 In-House Litigation 3 Collaboration Outside Counsel and CAO Resources 2 Outside Counsel

10 Risk Management ________ The Risk Management Division advises the City on certain potential risks to the profitability of the City. The Risk Management Division provides a method of identifying and analyzing the financial impact of loss to the City and examines the use of cost-effective opportunities to balance retention programs. The City’s insurance portfolio is managed by Risk Management and claims incurred by the City are coordinated through Risk Management. Identify Insurance Analyze Safety Safety meetings are held periodically and training summer youth and other youth is conducted each hiring program.

11 Workers’ Compensation Program ________ The goal of the WCP is to minimize the adverse impact of work related injuries on the City and its employees. The Workers’ Compensation Program (WCP) is a State Mandated Insurance Program, in lieu of a third party administrator. The WCP provide wage replacement and medical benefits to employees with job related injuries and illnesses. The program also assists with CalPers disability retirements, as well as the Interactive Process.

Office of the City Attorney Code Enforcement Division

13 1 Code Enforcement Manager, 2 Code Enforcement Supervisors, 6 Code Enforcement Officers, 2 Administrative/Clerical Support Staff The Code Enforcement Division consists of trained and professional law enforcement staff. Code Enforcement Staff ________

14 Code Enforcement identifies and addresses existing property maintenance violations in order to preserve and improve the appearance and health of our community. MISSION _______

15 How our mission is achieved ________ 1 We educate the public and encourage citizens who are currently in violation of a variety of codes, in order to obtain compliance. 2 We inspect the exterior of residential and commercial structures for compliance.

16 How our mission is achieved ________ 3 We receive City official and citizen input regarding potential violations. 4 We collaborate with other departments and agencies to solve problematic and nuisance activities.

17 Our Accomplishments Responded to approx. 2,448 complaints Opened approx. 1,500 cases – of which, 78% have been closed Conducted sweeps of 200 commercial business license violations resulting in a recovery of $150,000 in business license fees Abated approx.1,092 illegal vendor matters 2,4481, ,092 ________

/2016 FY GOALS _______ - Increase training - Increase property abatements - Improve code compliance - Maintain an effective partnership with other City departments and outside agencies

19 Citation Process _______ Upon identifying a code violation: 1. A written warning is issued. 2. Upon expiration of the warning, an administrative citation is issued and the abatement process is started. 3. Upon the expiration of the notice of abatement, a second administrative citation is issued and an abatement package is prepared requesting a judicial abatement warrant. 4. A Notice to Appear may be issued at any time.

20 - Tall weeds and grass - Trash cans stored in public view - Debris or trash visible from the street - Inoperable vehicles _______ Common residential violations

21 Before and After _______

22 - Illegal temporary signs, such as banners and window signs - Outside storage of goods or equipment - Lack of landscape maintenance _______ Common Business and Industrial violations

23 Before and After _______

24 Recreational Vehicles Boats, campers, small utility trailers, jet skis and three/four wheelers may be parked either in the side or rear yard of a property as long as they are setback at least 5 feet from lot lines, surrounding buildings, fences, etc. They must be screened from public view and parked on concrete. Commercial Vehicle Parking City ordinance prohibits any commercial- type truck or trailer to be parked or to stand continuously on any residential property or on any public street in the city. A commercial vehicle is defined by the use of the vehicle. _______ Other common code violations Parking in Yards No person may park or place any motor vehicle in the yard area of any lot within the city, except in permitted parking areas. A permitted parking area is one which consists of concrete or asphalt, or another surface approved by the city. Animal Complaints Livestock and fowl are not permitted to be kept in any residential areas except the Richland Farms area. In the Richland Farms area, animal limitations include but are not limited to 5 horses, 5 cows/bulls, 5 goats/sheep and 6 roosters.

25 Before and After Insert your subtitle here.

26 Public Education The more citizens are aware of code violations, the less likely they are to violating them. (Handouts, Flyers, Community meetings, Ch. 36 Announcements) Notices of Violation Informing the citizen of violations Includes corrective suggestions/options Citations Administrative Citations Criminal Citations Abatements Receiverships _______ Enforcement Techniques

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