§ 2-171. Legal counsel.

The county attorney shall represent the county and code enforcement officers before the special magistrate. The county attorney shall present the county's cases at all hearings and shall have prosecutorial discretion including, but not limited to, the right to negotiate a settlement with a respondent and present that settlement to the special magistrate for approval, to recommend the disposition of a case to the special magistrate, and to decline to prosecute a case, similar to the discretion exercised by the state attorney in criminal cases.

(Ord. No. 2004-28, § 1, 7-27-04)