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Council authorizes RFP for city-attorney services; committee and evaluation approach set
Summary
With the incumbent firm closing, council directed staff to circulate a request for proposals, allow both outsourced firms and single-attorney proposals, and form a hybrid review committee that includes council and key staff.
City staff advised the council that the city's long-time outsourced legal firm plans to close and presented two principal options: continue outsourcing city-attorney services or recruit an in-house attorney.
Mister Hall and Miss Collins reviewed an RFP draft and surveyed regional practices. Staff reported average outsourced legal rates around $230 per hour, average retainers near $83,400 and that in-house attorney…
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