RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200
Richmond, Virginia 23219
www.council.richmondva.gov
To fill position becoming vacant due to retirement of Norman Sales
(RICHMOND, VA, U.S.A.)– Richmond City Council today announces the creation of a Richmond City Attorney Search and Interview Panel to fill the position of Richmond City Attorney that is becoming vacant with the retirement of current Richmond City Attorney, Norman Sales, Mr. Sales announced his retirement from the City of Richmond on November 12, 2009; to become effective on December 31, 2009. David Seitz, Senior Assistant Richmond City Attorney will serve as Interim Richmond City Attorney until the position is filled.
Duties of the Richmond City Attorney include management and oversight of the Richmond Office of the City Attorney, which provides legal representation on behalf of the legislative and administrative branches of government. This includes all departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the City.
Recruitment of a new Richmond City Attorney has been advertised at the local, state and national level. The position will remain open until filled. Interested potential applicants should contact the Richmond Department of Human Resources and/or visit the City of Richmond Website for more information.
The Richmond City Attorney Search and Interview Panel will begin reviewing prospective resumes in January 2010. Members of the Panel were appointed by the President of Council, with recommendations from Mayor Dwight Jones. They include:
Richmond City Attorney Search and Interview Panel
• The Honorable Kathy Graziano, President of Richmond City Council
Councilwoman, Southwest 4th District
• The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, East End 7th District
• David Hicks, Mayor’s Senior Policy Advisor, Richmond Office of the Mayor
• Anthony Troy, Attorney, Troutman Sanders Attorneys at Law
• William “Bill’ Hefty, Attorney, Hefty & Wiley, P.C. Attorneys at Law
• The Honorable Ralph “Bill” Axselle, (Virginia House of Delegates member, 1974-
1990) Attorney, Williams Mullen (Law Firm)
• Mark Flynn, Director of Legal Services, Virginia Municipal League
CONTACT For more information, please contact Daisy E. Weaver, Richmond City Council Chief of Staff, 804.646.5921 or daisy.weaver@richmondgov.com
BACKGROUND ____________________________________________________________________
Current Richmond City Attorney, Norman Sales, will retire from the City of Richmond, following more than 20 years of legal on behalf of our city government, which includes progressive service in the Richmond Office of the City Attorney as an Assistant, Senior Assistant, and more than four years as the Richmond City Attorney; from October 1989 through December 2009.
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