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City administration budgeted large increase in legal fees after prior overrun
3740799 · June 10, 2025
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Summary
Staff proposed raising FY26 legal-fees budgeting to cover higher invoicing from outside counsel; council discussed moving the total to $300,000 as a cushion based on current billing.
City of Montgomery staff told council during the June 9 budget workshop that the proposed FY26 legal-fees line is substantially higher than the FY25 adopted amount because of higher outside counsel billing this year.
Staff member Mary Anne said two law firms now bill the city and she has budgeted $150,000 for Johnson Petro and $75,000 for Parsons, McIntyre &…
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