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Committee approves $150,000 transfer for outside counsel; appoints outside counsel for legislature
Summary
The committee approved a $150,000 fund transfer to cover outside legal services, heard that specialized construction and personnel litigation is driving costs, and approved the legislature’s request to appoint outside counsel where the county attorney has conflicts.
Putnam County’s Rules, Enactments & Intergovernmental Relations Committee approved a $150,000 transfer to cover outstanding and anticipated outside counsel bills and later approved an appointment of outside counsel for the legislature where conflicts exist.
At the outset of the meeting, First Deputy County Attorney John B. Charico told the committee the transfer was needed "for both outstanding legal services incurred to date as well as invoices not yet received for the remainder of 2024," citing specialized work by retained firms on matters including…
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