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Syracuse City Council to hire lawyer; council holds waiver and related items
Summary
During a study session councilors discussed a waiver item tied to a VO contract, held item 48 as a waiver and item 49 for the president, and said the council will hire a lawyer to represent it; an adjournment motion followed.
Syracuse City Council members said at a study session that they will hire a lawyer to represent the council and that several items on the agenda would be handled as waiver or held items.
A council speaker described item 48 as "a waiver item that we have in regards to the VO contract" and said item 49 was "for you and, President." Shortly afterward a speaker said, "Right, yeah, we'll be hiring a lawyer to represent the council." Following that exchange the meeting moved to the last motions and an adjournment motion was made and seconded.
Councilors identified items to be held and items ready to proceed elsewhere on the agenda; for example, earlier in the session the council agreed to hold item 22 because it will be an ordinance, and several other items were listed as "ready to go." The transcript does not record a final vote to hire outside counsel during the study session; the statement reflects council intent to retain legal representation and will be reflected in a future formal action when a contract or motion is introduced.
No contract numbers, vendor names, or dollar amounts for the planned legal hire were provided in the study session transcript. The council also discussed conducting a vote on a waiver request for a speaker during the session; the transcript records that the council planned a vote on that waiver but does not include the result.
