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Commission reviews law director office, succession and rules for hiring outside counsel
Summary
The commission reviewed Article 9 clauses establishing the law director as an elected, four-year office, described the succession sequence when the office is vacant or the deputy becomes acting, and reviewed the charter rule that outside legal counsel must be retained by council resolution with scope specified.
Commissioners reviewed Article 9 provisions governing the law director's office and the city's limits on retaining outside counsel.
Office, election and duties
Staff explained the law director has been an elected position since 1991 and serves a four-year term. The charter requires the law director to be an attorney admitted to practice in the state and to devote full time to municipal duties; an elected law director cannot simultaneously hold another elected office. The law…
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