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Council limits individual access to city attorney to 24 hours per year after debate on legal costs
3839666 · March 25, 2025
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Summary
After extended debate about legal bills and department budget lines, the council approved a policy limiting the number of billable attorney hours a council member can individually authorize to 24 hours per fiscal year; exceptions require council approval.
The La Marque City Council voted to limit each elected official's unsupervised access to the city attorney's billable services to 24 hours per fiscal year.
The council discussion stemmed from staff reports showing billings for individual contacts with the city attorney and concern from several council members about…
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