Legal Services

Under the proposed agreement, the SVTA Attorney will provide the following services: 1. Provide legal advice, counsel, services, and consultation to the six Board Members and the Administrator, including but not limited to: general municipal law, labor law, general state and federal laws relating to County government, human resources, public disclosure issues, laws against discrimination, ordinance and resolution development and interpretation, contract law, municipal leases, purchasing and procurement, trial activity, and tort law. SVTA Attorney's advice includes methods to avoid civil litigation. 2. Answers requests for legal opinions, in writing and verbally. Prepares written legal opinions at the request of the Board Members or Administrator. Availability to answer staff questions by telephone; 3. Appears before courts and administrative agencies to represent SVTA's interests; 4. Works cooperatively with any special legal counsel SVTA retains for special projects. Coordinates with other special counsel, as needed, to assure proper management of legal issues, and proper coordination and transition of legal information among special counsel; 5. Provide guidance and legal advice on the Sunshine Law, the Freedom of Information Act, Robert's Rules of Order, and Board rules and procedures; 6. Assists officials and employees in understanding the legal roles and duties of their respective offices and interrelationships with others; 7. Assists SVTA officials and employees to maintain awareness of ethical standards and appearance of fairness standards, and to avoid potential conflicts of interest, prohibited transactions, and the appearance of prohibited transactions; 8. Prepares and reviews policies, procedures, and resolutions for legal correctness and acceptability; 9. Reviews and redrafts various SVTA policies for legal correctness and acceptability. This would include, for example, the Personnel Manual, Family Medical Leave policy, and IT Policy, among others. 10. Attendance at any meetings during a calendar year of any Board, Committee, or Commission, as requested. Regular Scheduled Meetings include: Board of Directors (7 annually) 11. Provide "in-service" training to SVTA officials and departments on a wide variety of issues, as requested; and 12. Performs other legal services and tasks, as requested. SVTA's Attorney will also be expected to provide legal services to address all aspects of grievance arbitration, Fact-Finding, arbitration, litigation, and bond work, as needed