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Summit County attorney urges renegotiation of legal-fee arrangements with special districts as workload rises
Summary
County Attorney Margaret told the council the county uniquely provides on-demand legal service to many special service districts, creating heavy workload pressure; she proposed negotiating reasonable remittances, possibly creating a legal contingency fund, or letting some districts hire private counsel.
Margaret, the Summit County Attorney, told the county council that statutory duties require the office to serve as public prosecutor and civil adviser to the county but do not obligate it to represent special service districts. She said the office currently provides on-demand legal services to many districts and "we seem to be the only county attorney's office that is providing full legal service on demand to special service districts." She described the arrangement as unsustainable and said she has begun to negotiate with districts that are seeking to change their agreements.
Margaret cited High Valley Transit as an…
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