The City Attorney's Office seeks to deliver outstanding legal services to the City and its citizens by:

• Providing sound legal advice to City officials to help them achieve their goals,
• Representing the City in litigation, and
• Protecting public health, safety, and welfare by effectively prosecuting violations of City criminal and civil ordinances.

The City Attorney (or City Attorney staff) cannot give legal advice about a personal legal issue. The City Attorney represents the City government. The City Attorney must decline to assist citizens with individual legal problems.

Staff:
• Devin Poulson, City Attorney

Legal Links
CLEAR is a toll-free telephone service for eligible low-income people to obtain free legal assistance with civil legal problems.

Legal Forms
Standard Tort Claim Form

Ordinances and Statutes
East Wenatchee Municipal Code
Douglas County Code
Washington Administrative Code (WAC)
Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
United States Code

Government Sites
East Wenatchee Water District
Douglas County
State of Washington
United States of America

Legal Resources
Municipal Research & Service Center of Washington
Washington LawHelp.org
Washington State Attorney General's Office
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Courts
Washington State Legislature
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence


Glossary of Legal Terms

Civil Law - "Civil Law" is that division of municipal law which is occupied with the exposition and enforcement of civil rights as distinguished from criminal law.

Criminal Law - "Criminal Law" is that branch or division of law which treats of crimes and their punishments."

Felony - A "felony" is a term used to distinguish certain high crimes from minor offenses known as misdemeanors. Statutes often define felony in terms of an offense punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year.'"

Indigent - experiencing want or need; impoverished "Lacking or deficient." "A needy or destitute person."

Infraction — An "infraction" is "a breach, violation, or infringement of a law, a contract, or a right or duty. A traffic infraction is sometimes called a "traffic ticket."

Misdemeanor — A "misdemeanor" is a criminal offense lower than felonies and generally those punishable by a fine less than $5,000 and/or imprisonment of a year or less.

Ordinance — An "ordinance" is "a law of local application.

Resolution - A "resolution" is "a formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as a legislative resolution."

Statute - A statute is a law. Barron's Law Dictionary states that a statute is "an act of the legislature . . . by prescribed means and in certain form such that it becomes the law governing conduct within its scope. Statutes are enacted to prescribe conduct, define crimes, create inferior governmental bodies, appropriate public monies, and in general to promote the public good and welfare. Lesser governmental bodies adopt ordinances; administrative agencies adopt regulations."