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Mesquite council delays vote on measure giving city attorney expanded legal authority
Summary
The Mesquite City Council on March 4 debated a proposed change to city rules that would allow the city attorney to act on certain legal matters without prior public council direction; after public comment and a lengthy discussion about the city charter, the council voted to pull the item for further review.
The Mesquite City Council on March 4 debated a proposed change to city rules that would allow the city attorney to act on certain legal matters without prior public council direction; after public comment and a lengthy discussion about the city charter, the council voted to pull the item for further review.
Residents and council members said the proposal could conflict with the Mesquite City Charter and cited state law and case law in questioning the change. In public comment, Steve Duffield said, “if you propose and pass this, you're gonna violate the city charter,” and urged the council not to adopt the proposal without outside legal review.
The measure on the agenda would add language to Title 1, Administration, Chapter 7 (City officers and employees) by inserting a new section 1-7-8 regarding the city attorney. The language presented…
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