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Residents demand answers, raise ethics questions during city attorney performance review public comment
Summary
Public commenters at a special National City council meeting criticized City Attorney Barry Schultz’s conduct, questioned hiring practices, and asked the council to explain a $9,400 payment and use of past law firms for city business ahead of a closed-session personnel review.
Dozens of residents used public comment at a special National City City Council meeting to criticize City Attorney Barry Schultz and to press the council for transparency as the agenda listed a closed-session performance evaluation of the city attorney.
Why it matters: Speakers linked alleged ethical lapses by the city attorney to financial risk and questioned whether the city's use of outside counsel and other payments created conflicts of interest or violated state ethics rules.
Speakers asked the council to justify payments to the…
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