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Council authorizes interim attorney contract and appoints Jim Stokes as special counsel
6363825 · October 23, 2025
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Sebastian Council approved a legal-services agreement to appoint Jim Stokes as interim city attorney effective Oct. 29 and separately appointed him as special counsel effective immediately to support a transition.
Sebastian City Council approved a legal-services agreement to bring Jim Stokes on as interim city attorney and voted to appoint him as special counsel during an overlap period to permit paid transition work.
City staff said Stokes accepted the interim arrangement and has signed the agreement; councilors debated the…
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