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Finance committee briefed on confidential corporation counsel opinion about council-controller roles; members say matter could proceed to court
Summary
Committee members said they requested a corporation counsel opinion on the legal responsibilities of the controller and the common council under charter sections referenced in the meeting and that the city will cover legal action to resolve the question in court.
Members of the Buffalo City Committee on Finance discussed a confidential opinion from corporation counsel about the respective legal responsibilities of the common council and the city controller under the city charter.
A council member reminded the committee that the request asked corporation counsel to opine on whether certain controller responsibilities described in the charter (sections cited in the meeting as 7.4 and…
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