Newport Beach Municipal Code Ch. 2.14 City Attorney’s Office

The City Attorney's Office shall be under the supervision of the City Attorney. The functions of the City Attorney's Office, in addition to those duties imposed by the City Charter, shall include:

A. Advise the City Council, boards and commissions, and City staff on all legal issues pertaining to municipal operations;

B. Represent the City Council, staff, and the City as an institution either directly or through special counsel in all proceedings and actions before administrative bodies and tribunals;

C. Enforce either directly or through special counsel the City of Newport Beach Municipal Code;

D. Manage all claims, subrogation matters, writs, actions, lawsuits, worker's compensation, and other legal or equitable proceedings in which the City, its elected officials, officers or employees are involved in their official capacity or as workers' compensation claimants;

E. Provide risk management, assessment, planning and develop procedures to address loss prevention, loss reduction, and the purchase and provision of insurance;

F. Administer the legal business affairs of the City through managing in-house legal services and outside counsel relationships; and

G. Such other functions as may be delegated by the City Council.

(Ord. 2025-37, 1/13/2026)