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Buncombe elections board approves outside legal engagement; Brandon Freeman named primary counsel
Summary
The board voted to accept an engagement letter with outside counsel and confirmed that Brandon Freeman will serve as the attorney of record; the board asked staff to follow up on an existing memorandum-of-understanding with county management.
The Buncombe County Board of Elections approved an engagement agreement with an outside law firm and signaled that Brandon Freeman will serve as the board’s primary counsel for the matter.
Board members debated contract terms and rates before the vote. Elections staff said the firm had quoted a primary rate of $3.50 per unit (the meeting record did not specify the billing unit). Staff clarified that paralegal rates apply for other tasks and that a…
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