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Solicitor’s office: reduced outside‑counsel budget, paralegal vacancy and outside labor counsel used for public‑safety bargaining
Summary
City Solicitor Beth Olmickson told the committee the law office handles a broad portfolio and that outside litigation and counsel lines were reduced. Assistant city attorneys said the office has taken a greater role in bargaining while continuing to use a specialized outside labor attorney for police and fire negotiations.
Solicitor Beth Olmickson summarized the law department’s FY26 proposal and addressed questions about staffing and the use of outside counsel.
Olmickson said the office’s FY26 budget contains only a few lines but covers “all the legal affairs of the city” including contract review, land and district court appearances, collective bargaining and housing code enforcement. She said the outside‑counsel and litigation lines were reduced because the office settled many contracts this year and anticipates lower outside counsel expense, but cautioned that litigation…
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