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Board sets solicitor start date after revote and discussion of RFP language
Summary
Board members debated RFP attachment wording that omitted an effective date for appointed law firms; after a motion to set the commencement date to the reorganization date, the board revoted and approved the effective start date (Jan. 6).
Board members raised concerns that the legal-services RFP attachment did not specify when new solicitor and negotiator services would begin. Multiple members asked that the appointments be explicit and immediate rather than deferred to July 1.
Speaker 4 moved to revote on agenda items 15 and 16 to set the start of services to the date of reorganization (Jan. 6). Some members abstained citing the need for additional information from the law firms about their understanding of start dates; Speaker 8 said they would abstain until they had more details. Speaker 11 noted that if one of the votes failed, the Bush Law Group would remain as the current solicitor or negotiator.
After roll-call revotes, the amendment setting the effective date to Jan. 6 carried. The board instructed the business office to contact the law firms to finalize start dates after the vote.
