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East Lansing council reviews draft RFP for city attorney services, requests clarifications
Summary
Council discussed a draft request for proposals for city attorney services, asked for language changes to align with council rules, requested a quarterly litigation status report, and flagged procedural items including submission formats and vendor outreach.
East Lansing City Council members spent part of their Feb. 11 discussion meeting reviewing a draft request for proposals (RFP) for city attorney services and asked staff for clarifications before the RFP is issued.
The review focused on wording in the draft RFP, the process for distributing the solicitation and evaluation, and reporting expectations of the appointed city attorney. Council members asked the city manager to revise or clarify several provisions and said the city manager could proceed to distribute the RFP once those edits are made.
Council members questioned a provision (page 13, item 10 in the draft) that says the city attorney “prepares legal opinions at the request of the council or city manager.” Several members noted that the council’s rules allow an individual council member or the mayor to request legal opinions, and asked…
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