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Commissioners approve hiring outside counsel to represent county in potential jail-standards or attorney-general actions
Summary
The court voted to retain outside counsel to represent Liberty County in any potential action involving the Texas Jail Standards Commission or the Texas Attorney General; the court authorized the law firm as read into the record and approved fees to be negotiated with the county attorney.
The Liberty County Commissioners Court voted to retain outside legal counsel to represent the county in any action that may arise involving the Texas Jail Standards Commission or the Texas Attorney General.
Commissioner Greg Sexton moved the retention and Commissioner Bruce seconded. The motion, as read into the record, named a law firm (read aloud during the meeting) to represent Liberty County in potential proceedings; commissioners did not read a fee schedule into the public record during the motion. The court approved the motion by voice vote.
The item followed an executive session in which commissioners discussed potential litigation and contract negotiations under the Texas Government Code. The presiding officer earlier cited Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney) and Section 551.0725 (contracts being negotiated) as reasons for the closed-session discussion.
Following the vote, commissioners said the county would proceed with the selected law firm to provide representation in any forthcoming matters related to jail standards or related attorney-general inquiries.
