HARTFORD – Corporation Counsel John Rose is out and a former city staffer is back.

Mayor Pedro Segarra has appointed former Hartford city manager Saundra Kee Borges as corporation counsel, the city’s chief attorney.

After an eight-year absence, Borges will return on July 19.  She was the city manager under former  Mayor Mike Peters from 1993-2002 and was deputy corporation counsel from 1983 to 1993. She retired from her city post to  open a her law firm and taught at Trinity College.

Segarra also appointed Jose F. Colon-Rivas as acting chief of staff.

“These two individuals exemplify the managerial experience, leadership, and field expertise that are essential as we work together to create a cabinet of multifaceted professionals with the skills necessary to make government leaner, more efficient, more accountable, and more responsive to the residents of Hartford,” Segarra said in a statement.

Kee Borges succeeds John Rose who was corporation counsel under former Mayor Eddie Perez.