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Legal Guidance to Volunteer Community
Springfield has many volunteer organizations, including a number of boards and committees serving at the request of Springfield City Council. The City Attorney is available as a resource to members of these boards to answer questions about potential conflicts of interest. City attorneys provide advice about city ordinances and laws to neighborhood organizations such as:
Presentations & Public Speaking
Members of the City Attorney's staff are available to speak to classes and organizations on a variety of topics. This includes legal training on a more formal basis to officers in training at the Springfield Police Academy. Attorneys speak regularly to:
Springfield has many volunteer organizations, including a number of boards and committees serving at the request of Springfield City Council. The City Attorney is available as a resource to members of these boards to answer questions about potential conflicts of interest. City attorneys provide advice about city ordinances and laws to neighborhood organizations such as:
- Center for Conflict Resolution
- Community Public Safety Task Force
- Community Services Resource Team
- COP Meetings
- DWI Task Force
- Interagency Task Force on Gangs and Youth Violence
- Springfield Against a Violent Environment (SAVE)
Presentations & Public Speaking
Members of the City Attorney's staff are available to speak to classes and organizations on a variety of topics. This includes legal training on a more formal basis to officers in training at the Springfield Police Academy. Attorneys speak regularly to:
- Business owners, by conducting outreach efforts such as seminars on shoplifting enforcement
- Driver education students including DWI mock trials
- Neighborhood organizations
- Students participating in the city's D.A.R.E. Program