Melissa Cruthirds
Local government
- Role
- Assistant Corporation Counsel at City Of Charleston
- Location
- Charleston, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melissa Cruthirds
Solution-driven attorney with wide-ranging experience, adept at managing urgent demands…
Experience
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Jan 2022 — Present · US
Advises and provides legal guidance to the Mayor, City Council, boards, commissions, and department heads• Negotiates and drafts complex contracts and lease agreements generally, with an emphasis on construction contracts for the City Departments of Parks, Stormwater, and Public Service• Negotiates, drafts, and reviews deeds, easements, memoranda of agreement, and licenses relating to real property• Manages communication with departments concerning the status of contract requests and expectations concerning the contract production process• Performs comprehensive legal research in all areas of the law impacting the City’s operations• Interpret laws, rulings, regulations, court decisions, and ordinances• Drafts ordinances, policies, legal memoranda, correspondence and reports• Attends City Council meetings, City Council Committee meetings, and other meetings as needed• Represents the interests of the City in litigation or other proceedings of a legal natureONGOING SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS- Manage Legal Extern Program- Capital Projects Review: Represent the legal staff in staff meeting- Reviews, advises, and drafts subordination agreements and grant contracts for Housing & Community Development- Attend Human Affairs and Reconciliation Commission meetings and advise HARC ManagerSPECIAL PROJECTS- Improved and streamlined the small contracts for construction and professional services- Lead attorney in improving and streamlining AIA contracts for Capital Projects- Lead attorney on Vending in Public Rights-of-Way Ordinance rewrite; Park Permit Fee Ordinance; ordinance and staff checklist to take advantage of Act No. 57 (2023) to utilize ATAX to support workforce housing- Lead staff on Pedicab Ordinance rewrite; new Parking or Storage of Commercial Vehicles Ordinance- Co-lead attorney on Watercraft Ordinance rewrite- Re-drafted CDBG, HOPWA, and HOME grant contracts- Revised lease agreement for a City owned property to remove legal jargon
Education
Thomas Sumter Academy
H.S. Diploma
1986 — 1998
Midlands Technical College
Paralegal Certificate, Legal Assistant/Paralegal
2003 — 2004
University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
Juris Doctor, Law
2007 — 2010
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
1998 — 2002
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