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Committee holds bill that would let county career service councils award attorney fees
Summary
The House Political Subdivisions Committee unanimously voted to hold House Bill 236, which would add authority for county career service councils to award reasonable attorney fees to prevailing county employees. Lawmakers requested clarification on what "reasonable" means and how awards would interact with court proceedings.
At a meeting of the House Political Subdivisions Committee, members voted unanimously to hold House Bill 236, which would add authority for county career service councils to "may award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing county employee." Representative Peterson presented the bill and asked the committee to consider the change in the career-council remedy list.
The bill would add attorney fees to the four existing remedies the statute currently allows the county career service council to grant: modify discipline, restore an employee to a prior role, award back pay and clear personnel records. "May award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing county employee," Representative Peterson…
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