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General Fund City Attorney

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

FY2023 FY2024 FY2024 FY2025 Chg from PY Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Rec. Amount %
Revenues
Intergovernmental $ 399,130 $ 399,441 $ 399,441 $ 399,441 $ — 0.0 %
Use of Money — 85,594 85,594 64,579 — 0.0 %
Other — — — — — 0.0 %
Transfer In — — — 185,060 185,060 0.0 %
Total Revenues 399,130 485,035 485,035 649,080 185,060 38.2 %

Expenses
Salaries & Benefits 7,574,603 8,755,247 8,755,247 10,097,759 1,342,512 15.3 %
Gen Operating & Maintenance 478,718 972,189 972,189 1,916,035 943,846 97.1 %
Total Expenses 8,053,321 9,727,436 9,727,436 12,013,794 2,286,358 23.5 %
Grand Total $ (7,654,191) $ (9,242,401) $ (9,242,401) $ (11,364,714) $ (2,101,298) 22.7 %

2024 2025 Change
Fund AP FTE AP FTE AP FTE
General Fund 58.00 58.00 63.00 63.00 5.00 5.00
Capital Project Services Fund — — — — — —
Total 58.00 58.00 63.00 63.00 5.00 5.00

DEPARTMENT PURPOSE AND GOALS
The City Attorney’s Office, under the direction of the City Attorney, is responsible for the administration of all legal
affairs of the City; City representation in all lawsuits, litigation and hearings; preparation of ordinances, contracts,
and all other legal documents; and the rendering of legal advice and opinions to the City Council, City Manager,
and City departments.

The City Attorney's Office has two divisions of attorneys: Transactional and Litigation, each of which is supervised
by a deputy city attorney. The Transactional division provides transactional and advisory services as general
counsel, whereas the Litigation division handles the bulk of lawsuits in-house. Each division is further comprised
of three sections based on areas of practice. Each section is supervised by a Senior Assistant City Attorney who
acts as the section chief. Support Services has two divisions of support staff: Transactional and Litigation, each of
which provide clerical and other assistance to the attorneys in all sections of the department. Support Services
divisions are each supervised by a senior legal assistant.
The Transactional Division is comprised of three sections: Real Estate and City Facilities, Land Use and
Regulatory Compliance, and General Services. This division handles all City contracts, advises almost all City
boards and commissions and counsels the City Council and City staff on matters relating to the administrative
functions of government, such as taxation, elections and budgeting. Outside counsel is retained only in those
instances where specialized expertise is needed, workload constraints are present, or a conflict exists.

The Litigation Division is comprised of three sections: Employment and Human Resources, Public Safety, and
General Litigation. Attorneys in this division represent the City in cases in which the City of Fort Worth is a party.
This division also handles civil rights, code compliance, employment, general litigation and prosecution in
municipal court.

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