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City shifts legal pay lines: Scott Damron moved to contracted role; administration budgets more outside counsel and assistant attorneys
Summary
Mayor Farrell said long‑time city attorney Scott Damron is now serving as acting city attorney under a contracted services line; the FY2026 proposal moves some salary lines to professional services and budgets additional assistant city attorneys and outside counsel amid anticipated increased enforcement and litigation.
Mayor Farrell told council the city attorney previously employed as staff has moved to a contracted acting city attorney arrangement and that the FY2026 budget reflects that change by shifting payroll savings into the professional services line. The mayor said the administration also plans to add assistant city attorney capacity and budget more for outside legal counsel.
Detail and rationale: Farrell said the total legal services…
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