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Law department budgets for more in‑house capacity and $4 million in outside professional services; council seeks detail on litigation and housing enforcement
Summary
The law department's 2025 budget adds staff capacity and maintains a $4 million professional‑services allocation; the director said some of the outside spending covers collective bargaining, complex litigation and technical consultants.
Law Director Mark D. Griffin appeared before the finance committee as the committee reviewed the Department of Law's 2025 proposed budget, which shows an increase in authorized positions and a $4 million contractual professional services line.
Griffin said the department added project coordinators for public records processing and for the police‑accountability team (consent decree work). He…
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