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Buncombe elections board discusses outside counsel retention, agrees to delay formal retention until new board seated
Summary
Board members debated hiring outside counsel for municipal-agreement review and agreed to wait until the incoming board is seated to finalize a retention; staff noted a $20,000 contingency line and said the proposed outside counsel expects to work remotely with an hourly rate discussed.
Board members discussed plans to retain outside legal counsel to review a draft municipal billing agreement and related materials. The board did not sign a retention agreement at the meeting and agreed to wait until the new board is seated in July before executing a contract.
Steve Aceto, a board member, recommended having an independent firm review the draft agreement to avoid an appearance that the county attorney or county government is ‘‘putting their thumb on the scale’’ when the agreement would…
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