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Draft City Officials Descriptions
City Officials Description
The Charter establishes three City offices appointed and removed by a majority of Council—a City
Manager, a City Attorney, and a Municipal Court Judge.The Council may combine any two or more
appointive City offices. No member of Council may assign or direct the work of any of the following
offices:
City Manager
The office of city manager is established as the administrative head of the city government.The city
manager is responsible to the city council for the proper leadership and administration of all city
business including serving as the Budget Officer; appointing and removing all city employees except the
Municipal Judge, and City Attorney; organizing departments; and carrying out all city policies,
resolutions, and ordinances.
City Attorney
The city attorney is the chief legal officer for the City.The city attorney must be a member in good
standing of the bar of the state of Oregon.The city attorney appoints, manages, and may remove any
employees who work in and for the city attorney's office.
Municipal Judge
The Municipal Court of the City of Tigard,Washington County, Oregon, is established and operates as a
municipal court.
(a)All areas within the city and areas outside the city as permitted by state law are within the territorial
jurisdiction of the court.The municipal court has subject matter jurisdiction over every offense created
by city ordinance and to the fullest extent allowed by law over all misdemeanors and violations defined
and made punishable under state law, unless limited by city ordinance.
(b)All municipal judges must be members in good standing of the bar of the state of Oregon.The
presiding judge exercises general supervision over the judicial functions of the municipal court and its
judges and has authority over the dockets and assignment of cases.The council may assign other duties
to the presiding judge.