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La Plata council directs town manager to secure continuity of legal services during attorney search
Summary
With the current special counsel contract ending in February, councilmembers told the town manager to secure bridge legal services and to bring contracts over $20,000 to council approval; the mayor said he expects to present a finalist for town attorney in mid‑January.
La Plata — Facing the February end of the town’s special‑counsel contract, the La Plata Town Council on Dec. 9 directed Town Manager Chuck Stevens to ensure there will be no gap in legal services while the mayor completes a search for a permanent town attorney.
Councilman Johnson introduced the agenda item to authorize a short‑term appointment of special counsel as a continuity measure. Mayor James said…
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