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Council approves original recommendation on outside counsel contract after substitute fails
Summary
After a failed substitute motion, the council approved the original recommendation to increase authority on the outside counsel contract with Nossaman LLP; the clerk recorded the original recommendation as approved following roll calls.
The council considered a substitute motion seeking to amend authority amounts for an outside counsel contract with Nossaman LLP (contract C146250) but the substitute failed. The original recommendation was then approved by the council.
Councilmember Soto-Martinez introduced a substitute motion; the clerk read the substitute text into the record. The council first voted on whether to substitute the substitute motion and, when that failed, voted on the original recommendation. The clerk recorded the original recommendation as approved after the votes; the transcript shows the substitute failed and the original recommendation carried on the subsequent roll call.
Why it matters: The item affects the city attorney’s authority to spend against an outside counsel contract, which relates to ongoing litigation and the city’s legal strategy. The approved action increases the contractor authority as recommended in the original staff report; the substitute motion sought additional reporting and restrictions but did not pass.
Vote record and procedural notes: The substitute motion failed on the substitution question and the original recommendation prevailed on the subsequent roll call. The transcript records the original recommendation as approved on the council floor and records administrative corrections to vote tallies later in the meeting.
