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Wayne County approves amended legal‑services contract and moves to closed session on toxic‑waste litigation
Summary
The committee approved an amendment to a legal services agreement to continue representation in a pending toxic‑waste lawsuit, then met in closed session to discuss the litigation; staff said the county has spent about $35,000 so far and intervened alongside local municipalities.
The Wayne County Government Operations Committee on Jan. 15 approved Amendment 1 to a two‑year legal services agreement with outside counsel to continue consulting and representation in a pending toxic‑waste matter and then went into closed session to discuss pending litigation.
Deputy Corporation Counsel (reported as Suhumu) and Assistant Corporation Counsel Jim Jernigan identified the Zosmer law firm as the outside counsel handling toxic‑waste legal work. Counsel said the county intervened in litigation…
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