§ 1-189.4. Authorization of Council to establish Law Department.

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The Council shall have the power to establish a Law Department. The Corporation Counsel shall be the administrative head of any such Law Department. In establishing a Law Department, the Council may determine the number of attorneys, their qualifications, their respective terms of office and their compensation subject to the approval of the Board of Estimate and Taxation. Any such ordinance shall not be inconsistent with Section 219 (1956 Edition); Section 1-230 (1970 Edition), relative to the employment of attorneys, or with Section 212 (1956 Edition); Section 1-223 (1970 Edition), relative to the appointment of the Corporation Counsel. A vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Council shall be necessary to take any action authorized by this section, and said action shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor as set forth in Section 191 of the Charter (1956 Edition), Section 1-197 (1970 Edition). This section shall take effect on January 1, 1971.

(Added by Charter Amendment 11-3-1970.)

                    
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