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Russell County board authorizes negotiations with Mitchell Kilgore for county-attorney services
Summary
With multiple ordinance and economic-development projects pending, the board authorized the chair and county administrator to begin contract negotiations with the Mitchell Kilgore law firm for county-attorney services. The board also formed a selection committee for the annual independent audit contract.
The Russell County Board of Supervisors authorized the chair and county administrator to enter into negotiations with the Mitchell Kilgore law firm to provide county-attorney services.
Supervisor discussion noted a pressing need for legal support across several pending matters, including multiple ordinances on the August agenda and land- and contract-related work for economic-development projects. One supervisor said the firm has local presence with an office in Lebanon and qualifications that the board found suited to the county's immediate needs.
The board voted to proceed with negotiations and to authorize the chair and county administrator to finalize terms. Separately, the board formed a selection committee to review responses for the county's annual independent audit services; Supervisors Lou Ann Wallace and Tara Dye were appointed to that committee.
No final contract was signed at the meeting; the authorization allows the county to negotiate terms and return to the board for formal approval once negotiations conclude.
