Parks calls for City Attorney break up

As the City Attorney's Office faced questions about possible conflicts of interest in its negotiations of employee contracts, an official suggested Tuesday the City Council look at seizing control of half the department. Daily News.

City Councilman Bernard Parks said in an interview the council should look at dividing the City Attorney's Office, with the elected city attorney retaining jurisdiction over criminal cases and the council overseeing civil issues.

Currently, the city attorney handles both civil and criminal prosecutors, and the agency's daily operations are essentially