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Council directs staff to solicit proposals for outside city attorney; debate over required experience
Summary
The council voted to solicit proposals for a contract city attorney, discussing whether to require seven years' experience and whether to accept firms or individuals. The meeting recorded a motion and second to publish the solicitation.
The Punta Gorda City Council directed staff on Feb. 19 to solicit proposals for an outside (contract) city attorney and debated qualification standards, fee structure and whether to accept applications from individuals or law firms.
City Attorney Mr. Levin addressed the council and stressed the city benefits from experienced legal representation; he noted the city has used his firm resources and cautioned against selecting a less-experienced attorney "learning on the job." Council members disagreed on how prescriptive the request-for-proposals (RFP) should be.
Several council members argued for a mandatory…
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