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Commissioners discuss creating a county staff attorney position to speed routine legal work
2086251 · January 7, 2025
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Summary
The board discussed hiring a staff attorney to handle routine and government‑specific legal matters in‑house, reduce outside counsel fees and provide faster turnaround on ordinances, contracts and other county needs.
Commissioners discussed the potential to hire a full‑time county staff attorney to work alongside existing outside counsel and the county attorney, with the goal of improving turnaround on routine legal work and reducing billable outside legal fees.
Several commissioners said a staff attorney…
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