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Committee moves two outside-legal contract amendments to consent; staff cites software and staffing fixes for overages
Summary
The committee put a Madrona Law amendment (proposed cap $590,000) and a K&L Gates $16,000 authorization onto the consent calendar for council action; Councilmember Johnson raised concerns about repeated overages and staff said new contract-tracking software and a filled legal-assistant position should prevent future excesses.
The Finance & Administration Committee on Dec. 8 agreed to place two outside-legal services contract amendments on the consent calendar for the full Snoqualmie City Council.
Staff recommended increasing the city’s not-to-exceed amount for Madrona Law to $590,000 to cover a series of emergent 2025 legal matters and to bridge a staffing gap in the legal-assistant/deputy city-clerk role. "This is to approve to go up to 590,000 for a third amendment to increase to…
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