City Attorney's Office

The Sanibel City Attorney's Office is responsible for the following:

• Attendance and advice at City Council meetings, Planning Commission meetings and other Board and Committee meetings, as necessary.
• Legal opinions.
• Document review.
• Legal research.
• Advice on legislation and current law for Council and staff.
• Preparation and/or review of City Ordinances.
• Preparation and/or review of City Resolutions.
• Preparation and/or review of contracts and agreements.
• Preparation and/or review of interlocal agreements.
• Council's and Advisory Boards' and Committees' Sunshine Law orientations.
• Legal budget preparation and implementation.
• Recordation of documents.
• Advice on filing of lawsuits when necessary.
• Defense of lawsuits and administrative proceedings when necessary.

City Attorney Profile

Kenneth B. Cuyler, Sanibel City Attorney, graduated from the University of Florida with a BSBA major in Accounting, and received his Juris Doctorate degree from Stetson Law School. After serving for approximately 2 ½ years with the State Attorney's Office in Naples, Mr. Cuyler was offered a position with the Collier County Attorney's Office. At the age of 33, Mr. Cuyler became the County Attorney and served in that position for 10 years, ultimately supervising a staff of 10 attorneys and four paralegals, as well as administrative personnel.

He served as chief legal advisor to Collier County general government and the Collier County Utilities District, both entities with $100,000,000-plus budgets. In 1995, Mr. Cuyler left the County Attorney's Office to pursue a legal career in the private sector. From 1995 until 2002, he served with two prominent law firms in the City of Naples.

In 1997, Mr. Cuyler was retained by the City of Naples to serve as legal counsel and was also retained by the new City of Marco Island in the fall of 1997 to serve as its first City Attorney after incorporation and during the City's formation of its governmental structure. Mr. Cuyler has also represented various districts, boards and private clients.

Mr. Cuyler joined the City of Sanibel as its City Attorney in 2002.