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Committee members demand review of outside legal fees and contracts with Michael Joyce firm
Summary
Members said the district pays a long-running outside law firm more than $200,000 annually without a formal contract and criticized billing practices; the superintendent said some legal costs are covered under an indirect cost agreement and staff will provide budgeted amounts.
Several committee members raised sharp concerns on Nov. 10 about the district's use of outside counsel, highlighting the contract status and billing practices of Michael Joyce's law firm. One member said, "We pay that firm over $200,000 a year. We still have no contract with them," and added that billing practices included charging for emails at roughly $250…
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