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National City public speakers urge scrutiny of city attorney during performance review
Summary
Public commenters criticized City Attorney Barry Schultz during the council's public comment period ahead of a closed-session performance review, raising concerns about hiring his private firm, redactions on records produced under the Public Records Act and indemnification language in a development agreement.
Public commenters told the National City Council on Monday that City Attorney Barry Schultz should face scrutiny during a scheduled closed-session performance review, citing alleged ethical lapses, withheld records and contract language that they said leaves the city exposed.
Speakers during the public-comment period accused the city attorney of failing to disclose records and of relying on his private law firm, Devaney, Pate, Morris & Cameron, to represent the city in litigation. "Mister Schultz, you received this email at some undisclosed date with documents that you said didn't exist," said Michael Aguirre during the 1-minute public-comment slot. Maria Severson told the council she…
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