Wayne County committee reviews rising outside‑counsel costs, forwards settlement report and votes to enter closed session on pending litigation
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Summary
Deputy corporation counsel presented a three‑year outside‑counsel cost comparison and the quarter‑end settlement report; the committee forwarded the settlement report to the full commission and voted to enter closed session to discuss a pending case (transcript lists the case name as stated).
Deputy Corporation Counsel Sue Hamoud presented a three‑year report on outside legal counsel usage and costs for fiscal years 2022–23 through 2024–25 at the Jan. 14 Wayne County Government Operations Committee meeting, noting the volume of outside counsel and rising spend on litigation services.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions and requested that future reports be provided in an easier‑to‑read (landscape) format. Commissioner Killeen moved that the settlement report and related items be forwarded to the full commission; the motion was supported and adopted by voice vote.
On a separate item, Corporation Counsel requested a closed client‑counsel session to discuss trial or settlement strategy in a pending matter the transcript identifies as "Hani Hashim v Macau or McKay." Commissioner Peterson Mayberry moved to go into closed session, Commissioner Killeen supported the motion, and the committee carried the motion on a roll‑call vote.
The transcript does not provide a public, itemized roll‑call tally for every procedural voice vote, and the committee did not disclose details of the closed session in the public record. The clerk verified no remote or emailed public comments were submitted during the meeting.
Next procedural steps: the settlement report was forwarded to the full commission; the closed‑session discussion will proceed under applicable closed‑session rules and any public disclosures will be made as allowed by law.