Departmental Services & Administration

The overall goal of the Departmental Services & Administration Unit is to carry out the policies set by the City Council.

This Unit provides legal advice addressing legal issues; prepares or reviews all resolutions and ordinances; and drafts, negotiates, reviews and approves contracts from the routine to the very complex.

Unit attorneys, in addition to the City Attorney, advise Boards, Commissions and City staff on all legal matters such as land use, real estate, personnel, purchasing and contracts. 

Attorneys within this Unit are also assigned to the specialized legal needs of BWP.

Additonally, the Unit handles administrative functions of the City Attorney's Office and provides ongoing training to City staff, as well as elected and appointed officials.
 

Departmental Services & Administration Staff Directory

• Joseph McDougall, City Attorney
• Jina Oh, Chief Assistant City Attorney
• Christopher Chwang, Senior Assistant City Attorney
• Lisa Kurihara, Senior Assistant City Attorney
• Kane Thuyen, Senior Assistant City Attorney
• Catherine Kim, Assistant City Attorney
• Sei-Hee Park, Assistant City Attorney
• Hazel Turrubiartes, Administrative Officer
• Lyndsey Kramer, Administrative Analyst II
• Raquel Castillo, Senior Clerk