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Council presses corporation counsel on outside legal costs, paralegal funding and vendor transparency
Summary
Corporation Counsel Roger Vereen presented a proposed office budget and requested funding for contractual programs; council members asked for a vendor list, three years of outside legal spending and recommended rolling some services in‑house to reduce fees.
Roger Vereen, the city’s corporation counsel, presented his office’s requested budget and explained that the office currently includes one full‑time counsel and a part‑time/paralegal support structure. Administration proposed $411,000 for the corporation counsel budget and requested $75,000 for contractual legal services; council members proposed holding contractual services closer to last year’s…
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