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Council approves in‑house city attorney contract and creates legal administrative assistant position despite public calls for an RFQ
Summary
The Lake City Council on Monday approved a negotiated employment contract to hire Clay Martin as the city’s in‑house attorney and authorized creation of a legal administrative assistant position; public commenters urged a competitive RFQ and raised transparency and charter concerns.
The Lake City Council on Monday approved a negotiated employment contract to make Clay Martin the city’s in‑house city attorney and also approved creating a legal administrative assistant position to support the office.
Contract approval and public concern
Outside counsel Mark Foreman, who negotiated the agreement on behalf of the city, told the council the contract he and the applicant negotiated “is fair and equitable and covers all concerns that the city would have” if the council wished to engage in‑house counsel. Foreman described standard equipment and reimbursement provisions, said the contract follows state limits on severance and disclosed that the motion before the council sets a June 15 (staff later confirmed work to begin June 16) start date if the council…
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