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Parlier council records 3-0 votes to end city attorney contract, approve special counsel
Summary
After public commenters accused the council of violating the Brown Act in removing its city attorney, the council returned from closed session and recorded unanimous 3-0 votes with two members absent to terminate the city attorney's services and to approve a contract with special counsel.
Parlier City Council returned from a closed session on June 13 and recorded two reportable actions: a 3-0 vote with two members absent to terminate services with the city attorney and a 3-0 vote with two absent to approve a contract with special counsel.
The meeting opened at Parlier City Hall and included a public-comment period limited to matters on the closed-session agenda. An unidentified commenter handed a letter to the dais and said the council had removed the city attorney, named in public comment as “Neil,” with only three votes. The commenter asserted that removing a contracted employee requires four votes and called the action a…
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