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Punta Gorda council debates qualifications for outside city attorney; RFP discussion focuses on experience and contract versus in-house options
Summary
Council members debated an RFP to solicit contract legal counsel, including whether to require seven years' experience and whether to seek a firm or an in-house hire. City attorney spoke at length about the value of experienced counsel; staff outlined the procurement and review timeline.
Punta Gorda council members spent substantial time on Feb. 19 discussing how to solicit and evaluate proposals for outside city legal counsel, including minimum years of experience, firm versus individual contractors and whether to pursue an in-house staff attorney instead.
Council members proposed an RFP that would accept proposals from either law firms or individual contractors and debated whether to make a minimum experience threshold mandatory. Several council members argued for a mandatory minimum to ensure experienced municipal representation; others warned that…
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