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Council narrows town-attorney choice; final selection scheduled for Aug. 5 with staff to prepare comparison matrix
Summary
Three candidates — two law-firm teams and one local attorney — presented to the council July 28. Council directed staff to prepare a side-by-side matrix and sample professional-services contract; a final vote and contract execution are scheduled for Aug. 5.
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard presentations July 28 from two law-firm teams and one local attorney seeking the town-attorney position and agreed to resume the selection process at a special meeting Aug. 5. Staff will prepare a comparison matrix of each firm's proposal and a fill-in-the-blank professional-services contract so the council can make a decision and sign a contract at the Aug. 5 meeting, the council said.
Presentations: The first firm to present identified Matt Ramenda and David Tolsis as the lead attorneys and described a multi-practice municipal firm with experience in litigation, code enforcement, labor and land use. Ramenda said the firm has nearly 100 attorneys and multiple South Florida offices and listed supporting attorneys in the proposed team for land use and labor matters.
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