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Council limits individual access to city attorney to 24 hours per fiscal year
Summary
After months of staff requests and a billing review, the council voted to cap the number of hours each elected official may use city‑attorney time without council approval at 24 hours per fiscal year; staff will provide consolidated legal-expenditure reporting.
La Marque — The City Council approved a cap on how many hours each elected official may outside counsel service from the city attorney without council approval, setting the limit at 24 hours per fiscal year.
The item, presented as follow‑up to previous meetings, grew from council concern about legal fees and billed hours after staff compiled time records since May 2024. City Attorney Gus explained that attorney bills can contain privileged information and said that when public…
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