The City Attorney's Office does not provide legal advice or legal services to the public.
The City Attorney's Office is legal advisor to the Mayor, City Council, its Appointees and Enterprises, including Colorado Springs Utilities and Memorial Health Systems, its boards, commissions and committees, and its staff members in the conduct of City business. In addition, the City Attorney's Office represents the City in all court cases where the City has an interest and prosecutes all cases docketed into Municipal Court.
City Attorney Wynetta Massey
Unit/Area of Practice: Municipal Law; City Charter and City Code; Land Use, Planning, Zoning and Development, Real Estate
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri-Columbia
Law School: University of Kansas
Additional Information: Wynetta Massey has been a member of the Colorado Springs City Attorney’s Office since 1990 and was appointed City Attorney/Chief Legal Officer in 2014. She holds bachelor’s degrees from the University of Missouri in speech communication (with honors) and political science, and graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1989. Wynetta is a national speaker on a variety of municipal law topics, including ethics, land use, marijuana regulation, and the mayor-council form of government. She is the president of the Colorado Municipal League Executive Board, has served on the policy committee and has chaired CML’s amicus committee and the attorneys section. Wynetta also serves on the International Municipal Lawyers Association Board of Directors, is an IMLA Local Government Fellow, has contributed to IMLA’s Legal Advocacy Program, and is a 2022 recipient of the Epps Award for Longevity in Service to a Community.
Divisions of the City Attorney
Corporate
Provides legal representation to all City departments, enterprises, elected officials and members of boards and commissions.
Litigation & Employment
Represents the City and its enterprises in all adversarial actions in any State or Federal court, administrative agencies in which the City, its enterprises, City Council, the Mayor or any board, commission or authority of the City is a party. Represents and advises the City and its enterprises in employment law matters.
Prosecution
Represents the City in the prosecution of municipal ordinance violations before the Colorado Springs Municipal Court and in licensing enforcement actions before the City’s administrative bodies.
Utilities
Provides legal services to Colorado Springs Utilities, an enterprise of the City of Colorado Springs.
Contact
City Attorney's Office / Main
30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite 501
Colorado Springs CO 80903
(719) 385-5909
F: (719) 385-5535
CityAtty@coloradosprings.gov
City Attorney's Office / Prosecution
224 E. Kiowa St., Suite 410
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 385-5925
F: (719) 385-6438
Prosecution.Attorney@coloradosprings.gov