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City attorney seeks three temporary attorneys, asks committee to use reserves for federal litigation
Summary
City Attorney David Chu asked the Budget and Appropriations Committee to preserve funding for three attorney FTEs to support litigation against federal actions; the Budget and Legislative Analyst flagged the positions as a potential reduction and recommended board-level policy review.
City Attorney David Chu told the Budget and Appropriations Committee on June 18 that his office needs funding for three additional attorney positions to handle litigation tied to the federal administration and defended the department’s plan to use reserve dollars for the hires.
The Budget and Legislative Analyst recommended the committee consider reducing a programmatic project that includes the three new 8177-class attorneys and identified about $843,000 in potential savings by eliminating those positions. Dan Goncher of the Budget and Legislative Analyst’s office summarized the fiscal recommendations and said the…
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