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Commissioners approve reorganization of county attorney's office; appointment language softened
Summary
The commission voted to adopt a resolution establishing the structure of the Hamilton County Attorney's Office and approved an amendment changing the appointing language so the mayor 'may' rather than 'shall' appoint the county attorney.
The Hamilton County Commission on June 18 approved Resolution 625-19, which establishes the structure and organization of the County Attorney's Office. The commission adopted an amendment that replaces the phrase "shall appoint the county attorney" with "may appoint the county attorney," after commissioners debated the statutory scope of the mayor's appointment authority.
Commissioner Sharp moved the…
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