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Boone County commissioners move to end outside legal contract amid public objections
Summary
The Boone County Board of Commissioners voted to terminate the county's outside legal services contract effective Jan. 31 while drawing sustained public comment urging a slower, more transparent process and retention of long-serving county attorney Robert "Bob" Clutter.
The Boone County Board of Commissioners voted to end the county's outside legal services contract effective Jan. 31 and discussed hiring an in‑house attorney, drawing more than an hour of public comment urging a slower, more transparent process and warning about the loss of institutional knowledge.
Commissioner Scott said the county is "gonna push forward and make Boone County a better place" and that the board is seeking a change in direction in its legal services. He said an offer is currently out to a candidate and that the county is considering hiring an in‑house counsel on an employee basis rather than continuing the current outside contract.
The move prompted repeated concerns from elected officials and residents who said the process felt rushed. Jennifer (county councilmember) asked whether the proposed in‑house attorney would begin on Feb. 1 and how the position would be paid; Scott replied that a February 1 start was planned and that the position would be paid from the legal services line.
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