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Commission votes to retain outside counsel and moves into nonpublic session for personnel and contract negotiations
Summary
After executive‑session discussions, Strafford County commissioners authorized hiring outside counsel related to a filing by Representative Bailey and entered a nonpublic session to discuss personnel and contract negotiations; the delegation was advised to seek separate counsel.
Following an executive‑session discussion, the Strafford County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 20 to retain outside legal counsel to represent the commission and county delegation on matters related to a filing by Representative Bailey.
Chair George McGuire explained that the delegation will need separate counsel and that the county must defend itself in potential litigation. "Anybody can sue anybody for anything from you. So at least we have to defend ourselves," McGuire said when announcing the decision to seek outside counsel.
The chair then moved the commission into a nonpublic session to discuss personnel and contract negotiations; roll call votes were recorded and the commission entered nonpublic session. The transcript records that allocations for counsel and the need for separate counsel for the delegation were discussed, but it does not include the outside firm name or contract terms.
