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Board debates role of county attorney and staff interventions; considers formalizing a "point of information"
Summary
Supervisors and staff discussed whether county attorneys and administrators should have a formal mechanism to interrupt meetings to advise the board in real time and how any intervention should be routed through the chair.
Supervisors and county staff debated how and when county attorneys and administrators may interject during board debate to warn about legal risks or correct factual errors.
County Attorney Correa attended the work session and the board discussed his role in giving advice. Correa read from the county-attorney statute and noted written opinions are the binding form of legal advice under the statute. "When required, [the county attorney] give a written opinion to the county officers on matters…
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