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Council adopts ordinance setting future procedures for appointing city attorney
Summary
Hoover City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance establishing procedures for appointing the city attorney and providing legal services, which councilors described as a best-practices reform rather than a critique of current counsel.
Hoover City Council adopted Ordinance 25-26-83, which sets a procedure for appointing the city attorney and for provision of other legal services.
A councilor prefaced comments by saying the ordinance is "not at all about dissatisfaction with legal services" and commended the current city attorney and his team. The stated purpose was to set a standard of accountability between the city attorney, the council and the mayor for future administrations. The mayor and council thanked staff and described the change as a governance improvement.
The council conducted a roll-call vote; the ordinance passed with recorded 'aye' votes from council members present.
