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Putnam County panel renews legislative counsel contract after heated debate over transparency
Summary
The rules committee approved a one-year renewal of the legislative counsel contract after an extended, at-times contentious exchange about late paperwork and whether to seek new proposals. Critics urged a request-for-proposals; supporters defended continuing the current contract.
Putnam County’s Rules, Enactments & Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted to renew a one‑year extension for the county’s legislative counsel contract after an extended and occasionally heated exchange over procurement and recent actions by counsel.
Legislator Montgomery said the committee received the renewal materials late and urged the group to go out for a request for…
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