The Legal Department provides complete legal services to staff, elected officials, and boards and commissions to enable them to accomplish the goals and objectives established by the Peoria City Council. The legal department prosecutes ordinance violations in ordinance court. In addition, the legal department prosecutes other ordinance violations such as housing codes, liquor codes, and dangerous animal violations through administrative processes. The legal department drafts and/or reviews all proposed ordinances and resolutions, researches questions of law, procedure and policy, and represents the City in all forms of litigation in court or before administrative agencies, including appeals. The department also prepares or reviews real estate matters involving the City, responds to questions from citizens or other governmental agencies, and provides personnel and labor related legal services in addition to drafting and reviewing all contracts.

To Contact any member of the Legal Department, please call (309) 494-8590.

City Attorneys

Randy Ray, Corporation Counsel

Email: Rray@ci.peoria.il.us

Sonni Williams, Senior Staff Attorney

Email: Swilliams@ci.peoria.il.us

Ronald D. O'Neal Jr., Senior Staff Attorney

Email: RONeal@ci.peoria.il.us

Daniel R. Jones, Assistant Corporation Counsel

Email: Drjones@ci.peoria.il.us