74-81 Submit to voters Article VII Sect 1 - Law Director

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(c) The Council or any member of Council, the Mayor, the director of any department, or any officer, board or commission not included w~thzn a department, may requzre the opmnion of the Director of Law uoon any question of law involving thezr zespect~ve powers or duties. (d) The Director of Law shall apply, mn the name of the City to a court of competent 3ur~sdiction for an order of znounctzon to restramn the m~sapptication of funds of the City, or the abuse of its corporate powers, or the executmon or performance of any contract made in behalf of the City in contravention of law, or which was procured by fraud or corruption. (e) Y~en an obligation or contract made on be[alf of the City grantzng a right or easement, or creating a public duty, is being evaded or vzolated, the Director of Law shall likewise apply for the forfeiture or the specific performance thereof as the nature of the case requires. (f) In case any officer, board or commission fails to perform any duty requzred by law~ the Director of Law shall apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of mandamus to compel the performance of such duty. (g) In case the Director of Law, upon request of any taxpayer of the City, fa~ls to make any application provided for zn the preceding three subsections such taxpayer may institute suzt or proceedings for such purpose in his own name on behalf of the City. No such suit or proceeding shall be entertamned by any court until the request of the Director of Law shall first have been made in writing, nor untml the taxpayer shall have g~ven security for the costs of the pro- ceeding. (h) No such action to en3oin the performance of a con- tract entered into, or the payment of any bonds or notes issued by the City~ shall be brought or maintained unless commenced within one year from date of such contract, bond or notes. (i) If the court hearmng any such action is satzsfied that the taxpayer had good cause to believe his allegations were well founded, or zf they are sufficient in law, it shall make such order as the equity and justice of the case demands. In such case the taxpayer shall be allowed hms costs, and if judgment be finally entered in his favor, he may be allowed as part of the costs a reasonable compensation for his attorney. (Upon adoption of this Amended Section, the existing Article VII, Section 1 of the Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood shall be repealed.) -4-