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Council hires interim city attorney Jim Stokes; TG Law proposal added to permanent search
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously to ask Mayor and HR to negotiate a temporary contract with attorney Jim Stokes while the city continues a permanent city-attorney search; a proposal from TG Law was added to the pool for permanent consideration.
The Sebastian City Council voted unanimously to engage attorney Jim Stokes on an interim basis while staff continues the search for a permanent city attorney.
City Attorney Cindy Cochranft told the council she had returned with options after council direction at the prior meeting and presented a proposal from TG Law for interim services. TG Law partners Gemma Torsivia and Zachary Goode attended the meeting. Torsivia said of the document she had supplied, “That is an interim proposal.”
Council members debated whether appointing an interim who…
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