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Tullahoma board rejects hiring outside law firm for city-administrator review after lengthy debate
Summary
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 4–2 against authorizing the city attorney to hire an outside law firm to perform a city-administrator evaluation and review personnel policy; members split over whether to hire an HR firm or employment attorneys and over process and cost limits.
The Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday declined to authorize the city attorney’s office to hire an outside law firm to evaluate the city administrator and to analyze city personnel policies, voting 4–2 against a request that would have allowed up to $20,000 without further board approval.
Alderman Glick, who moved the item, said the board originally asked staff to explore a comprehensive HR firm and not a single law firm just to evaluate the administrator. “I’m not in favor of this item,” he said, and urged the board to pursue a broader, written proposal for HR services rather than…
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