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Council authorizes outside counsel engagements and to seek lead city attorney via RFP after executive session
Summary
After executive session discussing attorney-client privileged legal advice, the council approved amended ordinance language on the city attorney role, retained Haynesworth, Sinclair, Boyd and McCullough Conn Appel as outside counsel, and authorized an RFP for a lead general counsel/city attorney position.
Following executive session(s) on Jan. 14, during which council received attorney‑client privileged legal advice, the Hanahan City Council took multiple actions in open session related to legal representation.
Council approved Ordinance 1-2025 to amend city code sections 2-2-10 and 2-2-11 concerning the city attorney. The motion included a minor amendment to clarify that the City Council may retain legal counsel for city bodies including the planning…
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