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County discusses prosecutor conflict and outside counsel support for Charter Review Commission; board budgets background work
Summary
Commissioners discussed legal support and background materials for the Charter Review Commission on an issue involving the prosecutor's office, directed staff to provide statutory and constitutional references, and noted a budget line in the debatable-emergencies notice to cover historical costs and limited legal services.
Clallam County commissioners discussed Jan. 14 how to support the Charter Review Commission when the county prosecutor is conflicted out of advising on a specific "corner" issue. Commissioners directed staff to provide background materials and identified that the county had placed $82,100 in a debatable-emergency notice to cover historical costs and limited outside legal services if needed.
Why it matters: the Charter Review Commission will examine the county charter and options for county offices. The discussion addressed the legal distinction…
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