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Wausau council tables vote on continued outside counsel in mayor ethics matter, schedules closed session
Summary
After heated debate and an unsuccessful amendment to cap fees, the council voted to table a resolution to continue paying outside counsel to represent city staff in an ethics complaint against Mayor Doug Denny and will consider the matter in a special closed session.
The Wausau Common Council on Aug. 26 tabled a resolution to continue engaging outside legal counsel to represent unelected city staff in an ethics complaint related to a citizen complaint against Mayor Doug Denny.
Council members debated whether to authorize new funding for outside counsel before deciding to move the matter to a special closed session for further consideration. The council voted to table the resolution after an earlier attempt to limit additional fees to $15,000 — split $10,000 for prehearing preparation and $5,000 reserved for hearing attendance — failed on a 5-6 vote.
Supporters of continuing the representation said staff…
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