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Committee considers making Department of Legislative Reference independent, and a process for outside counsel
Summary
Members discussed a proposal to move the Department of Legislative Reference out of the executive branch and merge it with Council Services as an independent legislative-branch entity, and a separate proposal to create a process for city entities to petition a circuit court to obtain outside counsel when there is a perceived conflict of interest.
Members reviewed proposals to change how legislative drafting and legal representation are organized.
Councilwoman Odette Ramos described a proposal to make the Department of Legislative Reference (DLR) an independent department of the legislative branch and to merge its operations with the Office of Council…
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