City Solicitor

City Solicitor

The City Solicitor provides legal advice and representation to the City Clerk, City Council and the officers, employees, boards and commissions of the City of Jeannette. As general legal counsel to the City, the City Solicitor is prohibited from providing legal representation or legal advice to members of the general public relative to City of Jeannette matters.

The City Solicitor is charged with the production and review of contracts; the drafting of conveyance documents, including eminent domain orders, deeds, easements, leases, releases, loan documents, contracts of any nature; the drafting of proposed ordinances, and City Council orders. The City Solicitor also investigates all claims made against the City and administers the same in accordance with applicable provisions of law.

Timothy J. Witt Esq
City Solicitor
City of Jeannette