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Solicitor's office reports staffing cut and higher records requests in flat non‑personnel budget
Summary
The city solicitor’s office presented a mostly flat non‑personnel budget with no new positions, reported a $60,000 reduction from an assistant solicitor line to help balance the budget, and said active litigation and information‑request volumes have increased compared with last year.
The solicitor's office presented its non‑personnel budget and caseload metrics to the committee, saying the office will continue standard services including litigation, contract work, and records appeals.
The presenter said there are no staffing additions and that the only personnel change in the proposed budget was a $60,000 reduction from an assistant solicitor position "to try to, assist just with the balancing of the budget."
The office reported its current litigations and information‑request activity: "Currently, we have 42 active litigations. We have 10 with outside counsel," the presenter said, and later provided counts for other records/appeals metrics that exceeded last year's figures.
A member of the public asked whether any positions were being added; the presenter replied no and reiterated the $60,000 reduction to the assistant solicitor line. No formal vote was taken during this overview.
