City Attorney's Office
Legal Department's Mission Statement: Developing creative and innovative
solutions and positive outcomes to legal and non-legal problems confronting
the City of Las Cruces and its citizens.
The Legal Department consists of 20 employees in three sections
or functions. They are:
- City Attorney's office
- City Clerk's office
- Risk Management office
The City Attorney serves as the chief legal advisor to the city
council, the city manager and all organizational units of the city.
The City Attorney’s office represents the city in legal and
administrative proceedings. The office also prosecutes municipal
code violations in the city municipal court. The office consists
of five attorneys.
The City Clerk's office provides a link between the citizens and
the city council. The city clerk serves as an information center
on the functions of local government, It maintains and protects all
official city records and provides public access to these records.
Also, the City Clerk is responsible for conducting local elections
in accordance with state and city law.
The Risk Management office is tasked with small liability claims,
safety, workers' compensation claims, managing our general liability
and workers' compensation liability funds, administering the employee
drug/alcohol testing program and maintaining insurance coverage for
city property and equipment. The City is self-insured and therefore
we insure our own risk. Funding for these liability funds comes from
gross receipts and utilities revenues.
Fermin Rubio
City Attorney
PO Box 20000
Las Cruces, NM 88004
(575) 541-2128
City Hall
200 N. Church St.
Las Cruces, NM 88001
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