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Finance committee postpones two legal‑services agenda bills to next meeting
Summary
The Finance & Administration Committee voted to postpone agenda bills 25-112 (K&L Gates legal services) and 25-114 (Madrona Law LLC legal services) until the next F&A meeting so they can be considered during the administrative transition and after staff completes a year‑end 'true up.'
The Finance & Administration Committee voted to postpone two agenda bills that would authorize outside legal services to the next F&A meeting. Chair (Speaker 1) moved that agenda bills 25-112 (authorization for legal services with K&L Gates) and 25-114 (agreement with Madrona Law LLC) "at this stage, be postponed and come back at the next F and A meeting," citing a desire to include them in transition discussions between administrations and to complete a year‑end "true up." Councilor Johnson (Speaker 3) seconded the motion and the committee approved it by voice vote.
Why it matters: Both items would contract for legal representation and fees; the Chair said staff should calculate a year‑end reconciliation so the incoming administration reviews any continuation. The postponement delays final authorization and any expenditures tied to the agreements until the next F&A meeting.
What was said: The Chair explained the reasoning: "I do wanna do some true up activity, though, so that we are trued up to the end of the year and then continuation discussions to occur as part of the transition conversations between administrations." Dina (Speaker 2) was directed to work with finance to determine the true‑up amount and bring a recommendation back to the committee.
Next steps: Staff will calculate the year‑end true up and present the results at the next Finance & Administration meeting. The two agenda bills remain on the council meeting packet but were pulled from immediate F&A action for further review.
