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Council asked to increase legal budget by $150,000 to cover outside counsel for major purchase negotiation
Summary
The legal department requested a $150,000 amendment to its budget to cover outside counsel fees tied to a purchase-and-sale negotiation; staff said about $70,510 has already been billed and noted that court-awarded fees are paid to the General Fund, not the legal budget line.
Wellington’s legal department asked the council to amend its budget by $150,000 to cover outside counsel and related closing costs for a recent purchase-and-sale negotiation.
Legal staff reported the town has already incurred approximately $70,510 in outside counsel fees on the matter and expects additional invoices. The department…
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