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City Attorney Memoranda of Law

What is a Memorandum of Law?

A City Attorney Memorandum of Law is a response to a request typically posed by the Mayor, City Council (jointly or separately), any full commission, board, committee, or agency (whether or not Charter based), through that entity's executive director or City liaison, or Department Director, which narrowly applies the interpretation of the current law to a particular problem or situation.

These documents do not contain any referenced attachments or enclosures. Printed copies of all City Attorney Memorandum of Law are available for viewing at the City Clerk's Office, 202 "C" Street, Second Floor, San Diego, CA. Questions about particular Legal Opinions should be directed to:

Law Librarian
Office of the City Attorney
1200 Third Avenue, Ste. 1100
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 533-5800

Memorandums from January 1986 through present are available.

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Memoranda of Law by Year

Official City Documents

Date Doc Num
04/08/1993 ML-93-45 Charter Prohibition Against Specification of Prevailing Wages in Public Works Contracts Involving Municipal Affairs
03/31/1993 ML-93-44 Role of the Board of Governors of the San Diego Stadium Authority Concerning San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium
03/30/1993 ML-93-43 Legality of San Diego Police Department Policy in Regard to Detaining Undocumented Aliens
03/26/1993 ML-93-42 Special Death Benefit Procedure
03/25/1993 ML-93-41 Paramedic Contract/RFP
03/26/1993 ML-93-40 Supplemental Benefit Eligibility of Marie B. Krause
01/12/1993 ML-93-4 Tijuana Valley County Water District
03/23/1993 ML-93-39 San Dieguito Union High School District Resolution
03/22/1993 ML-93-38 Whether Award of Paramedic System Management Contract is Subject to Referendum
03/23/1993 ML-93-37 Proposed Regulation of Locksmiths
03/18/1993 ML-93-36 Veterans Reemployment Rights
03/18/1993 ML-93-35 Sale or Lease of Ocean Front Walk Right-of-Way
03/17/1993 ML-93-34 Surety Requirements for Public Works Contracts; Assembly Bill 2872
03/17/1993 ML-93-33 City Ordinance Regulating Tobacco Vending Machines
03/15/1993 ML-93-32 Thirteenth Check - George Stepanof
03/15/1993 ML-93-31 Indemnification of Employees for Lost Tools
03/15/1993 ML-93-30 Preemployment Medical Examinations
01/11/1993 ML-93-3 'Ex Parte' Contact Issues Arising from Request for Meeting with Opponents of CUP Amendment
03/12/1993 ML-93-29 Waiver of Water and Sewer Fees
03/12/1993 ML-93-28 Alternative Pay Structures for Selected Employees
03/10/1993 ML-93-27 Flexible Benefit Election Changes
03/03/1993 ML-93-26 Definition of Council Meetings for Purposes of Requiring Removal from Office Under Charter Section 12
02/24/1993 ML-93-25 Potential Conflict of Interest in Nobel Athletic Park
02/23/1993 ML-93-23 Tattoo Parlors in the Gaslamp Quarter
02/22/1993 ML-93-22 Outfall Mitigation Fund for Point Loma
02/18/1993 ML-93-20 Mount Hope Cemetery Property and Trust Fund
01/05/1993 ML-93-2 Liability Waivers for Ride-Along with Members of the Citizens' Review Board on Police Practices
02/12/1993 ML-93-19 San Francisco Ordinance on Aggressive Soliciting
02/05/1993 ML-93-18 Legislative Retirement Plan
02/02/1993 ML-93-16 'Wrap-Up' Insurance
01/29/1993 ML-93-15 Expenditure of Pre-AB 1600 Water Expansion Balances
01/25/1993 ML-93-14 Probationary Appeals
01/21/1993 ML-93-12 Legality of Payment of Two Printing Services Requisitions for Printing of Materials for a Council Office
12/20/1993 ML-93-112 HIV Consent Forms
12/20/1993 ML-93-111 Premium Overtime for MAST Officers
12/17/1993 ML-93-110 Proposed Seal Rock Marine Mammal Ecological Reserve
01/20/1993 ML-93-11 Duties of City Attorney
12/15/1993 ML-93-109 Retirement Board's Authority to Set Salaries for Unclassified Retirement System Personnel
12/14/1993 ML-93-108 Retroactive Salary Adjustments
12/08/1993 ML-93-107 Disability Benefit Distribution Upon Dissolution
11/30/1993 ML-93-106 Volunteer Work by City Employees
11/24/1993 ML-93-105 Age 65 Retirement - Nonindustrial Disability Retirements
11/24/1993 ML-93-104 Waiver of Interest on Purchase of Service Credit
11/24/1993 ML-93-103 Landslide on Decanture Court
11/23/1993 ML-93-102 Actions Regarding Airport Planning and Elections
11/16/1993 ML-93-101 Redevelopment Agency's Responsibility for Design and Construction of the Alpha Street Realignment
01/04/1993 ML-93-1 Payment of Legal Fees to Gray, Cary, Ames Frye for Services of Attorney Josiah Neeper as Special Counsel Regarding the Spaulding-Bray Matter
10/21/1992 ML-92-99 Public Records Act Request from the Environmental Health Coalition
10/19/1992 ML-92-98 State Revolving Loan Fund and Debt Limitations
10/19/1992 ML-92-97 Use of Gas Tax Funds for Planting/Replacement of Trees in Street Right-of-Way