The Legal Department provides complete legal services to staff, elected officials, and boards and commissions to enable them to accomplish the goals and objectives established by the Peoria City Council. The legal department prosecutes ordinance violations in ordinance court. In addition, the legal department prosecutes other ordinance violations such as housing codes, liquor codes, and dangerous animal violations through administrative processes. The legal department drafts and/or reviews all proposed ordinances and resolutions, researches questions of law, procedure and policy, and represents the City in all forms of litigation in court or before administrative agencies, including appeals. The department also prepares or reviews real estate matters involving the City, responds to questions from citizens or other governmental agencies, and provides personnel and labor related legal services in addition to drafting and reviewing all contracts.
Randy Ray, Corporation Counsel
Email: Rray@ci.peoria.il.us
Kimberly King, Senior Staff Attorney
Email: KKing@ci.peoria.il.us
Clifton Mitchell, Senior Staff Attorney
Email: Cmitchell@ci.peoria.il.us
Sonni Williams, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Email: Swilliams@ci.peoria.il.us
To contact any member of the Legal Department, please call (309)494-8590.