HomeMy WebLinkAbout1034 Appointment of City Prosecutor BILL NO. 2010-058 ORDINANCE NO. � O3�
AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY PROSECUTOR
FOR THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, BY MAYOR KATHY ROSE
WHEREAS, there is a vacancy in the position of City Prosecutor within the City of
Riverside; and
WHEREAS, Section 110.040 of the City Code establishes the appointive office of City
Prosecutor and Section 79.230 RSMo provides for the appointment of such office by the Mayor
with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor has recommended Amy Rager Ashelford be appointed to the
position of City Prosecutor; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen find it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City
of Riverside that the appointment of Amy Rager Ashelford as City Prosecutor be confirmed and
approved;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE
CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1— APPOINTMENT. The appointment of Amy Rager Ashelford as City
Prosecutor of the City of Riverside, Missouri is hereby confirmed.
SECTION 2— SALARY AND BENEFITS. The salary for the position shall be $16,500
annually. The position shall be part time and no additional benefits are provided. Fees and
expenses in connection with appeals from the Riverside Municipal Court shall be paid on an
hourly rate to be approved by the City Administrator prior to any fee or expense being incurred.
SECTION 3— SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. The provisions of this ordinance are severable
and if any provision hereof is declared invalid, unconstitutional or unenforceable, such
determination shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance.
SECTION 4— EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon
passage.
BE IT REMEMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED
AND APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the
City of Riverside, Missouri, this 21 day of September, 2010.
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ATTEST: Ka hleen L. Rose, Mayor
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Robin Littrell, City Clerk
APPROV D AS TO FORM:
a y o son, City Attorney
Amy Rager Ashelford
502 Coach Light Circle, Smithville, MO 64089 ' 816-550-7680 ' amyCa�ashelford.com
WORK T,XPERIENC�
• Assistant Prosecutin�Attomey Office oftl�e Platte County Prosecuting Attorney, 2004-present
Prosecute criminal cases ranging from traffic rickets to rape and murder.
Prepare extraditions and writs for the purpose of securing the presence of crirunial defendants.
Prepare search warrauks aml answer questions for police departmeirt personnel.
• Prosecutin ttorney, City of Ste�vartsville, Missouri, 2007-2008
Prosecute city cases ranging from city codes violations to driving while intoxicated.
• Associate, Waliace, Saunders, Austin, Brocvn & Enochs, 2002-2004, summer olerk 2001
Developed Missouri Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance Coverage
Manual for clienf use.
Participated in the litigarion process, �vriting briefs, taking depositions, attending
mediatious, aud trials.
• Cl_ e,rk Nebraska Office of the Attorney General, Appellate Division, Summer 1999
Researched death penalty and criminal issues.
Wrote summary affirmances and briefs on issues such as, driving wider the influence, child
abuse, and robbery.
�DUCATION
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
3.59 GPA; Rauk 7/160
JD May 2002
• UniversityofNebraskaCollegeofLaw
I" Year
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 1998
GPA 3.5; Spanish a�id Business Minors
ACTIVITIES
• UMKC LnW Rsv�w
Staff
• URBAN LAWYER
Articles Editor
PUBLISHED WORT{
`il Pharaoh Who Did Not Krroiv doseph: " Why Firith-Bcrsed Social Programs Shou)d Reject Federal
Fi�nding, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 70 UMKC L.REV. 385 (2001)