CITY DEPARTMENTS : CITY ATTORNEY : GUIDE TO ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
OVERVIEW
The City Attorney's Office provides comprehensive legal services to the City of Kenosha, its governing body and subunits, including the Water Utility, Library, Museum, Redevelopment Authority and Housing Authority, its Department Heads, and approximately twenty-five (25) Boards and Commissions. The only areas in which the office is not involved are in labor contract negotiation, grievances and arbitration; areas involving special expertise; and in areas which the office is legally or ethically precluded from handling due to a conflict of interest.
STAFF
The City Attorney's Office is staffed by the City Attorney, three Assistant City Attorneys, two full-time legal secretaries, and one part-time legal secretary.
  • Edward R. Antaramian, City Attorney
  • Matthew A. Knight, Deputy City Attorney
  • William K. Richardson, Assistant City Attorney
  • Vacant Position, Assistant City Attorney
  • Robin Ingrouille, Legal Secretary
  • Kathie Ventura, Legal Secretary
  • Barbara J. Baltic, Legal Secretary
FUNCTIONS
  • Provide legal advice on matters affecting the City.
  • Provide legal defense to the City, its officers and employees before the Federal and State Courts, and Appellate Courts.
  • Represent the City's interest in State and City administrative hearings.
  • Prosecute violations of City Ordinances (15,000 - 17,000 cases are processed by Municipal Court each year.)
  • Draft or approval all Ordinances, Resolutions, Contracts, Leases and other legal documents.
  • Collect delinquent accounts receivable and personal property taxes.
  • Monitor licensing violations and conduct administrative disciplinary hearings.