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Lake Placid council debates town-attorney RFP process, agrees to re-advertise and interview candidates
Summary
After staff reported only one fully compliant response to the town-attorney RFP, Lake Placid council members split over whether to interview that candidate or reopen the solicitation. Council voted to re-advertise with a Feb. 15 deadline and to interview candidates individually before a final decision.
The Lake Placid Town Council on Jan. 12 debated how to proceed after an RFP for professional legal services returned one application that staff said met all submission requirements. Council members split over whether to interview the single compliant firm or to re-open the solicitation so a second applicant could cure deficiencies and submit a complete package.
Councilwoman Colleen Charles pressed for a transparent vetting process similar to the town’s recent town-administrator search: each applicant would be interviewed individually, council members would fill out scoring…
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