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FAB defers creation of Office of Legislative Counsel; commissioners ask for staffing and law‑department analysis
Summary
Commissioners deferred a walk‑on item to establish a standalone Office of Legislative Counsel and to hire a legislative counsel, asking for additional information on law department vacancies, salary comparisons, and an amended proposal.
Commissioner Michelle Long Spears introduced a walk‑on item to amend the FY 2025 budget to establish an Office of Legislative Counsel for the Board of Commissioners and to authorize hiring a legislative counsel. Long Spears said the office would “strengthen our board of commissioners' capacity for informed, legally sound policy making” and listed expected duties: drafting ordinances and resolutions, advising on state and federal…
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