Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council approves short-term contract with Fulton County firm to support law director; several related pay and budget ordinances pass
Summary
Napoleon City Council voted to authorize outside attorneys to support the law director while the office is short-staffed, approved placing those costs on recurring budget lists and passed related compensation measures by suspension of the rules.
Napoleon City Council on first reading under emergency approved a set of measures to bring outside legal help into the city law department and to reflect those costs and roles in the 2025 pay schedules.
Council acted after Law Director Billy explained his office had lost its paralegal and that he had arranged short-term assistance with a Fulton County firm led by attorney Barbara Caperstom. “The agreement would be for 28 hours for the month,” Billy said, adding the base cost would be “slightly north of about $60,000 per year” and he expected the final annual cost could be “somewhere between 10, 15, 20 over that likely, in a year.”
The council passed Resolution No. 5-25, which authorizes spending over $50,000 and directs transfers under Ohio Revised Code section 5705.14 to allow the outsourcing agreement to begin. Council also approved…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
