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Council debates rules for councilor contact with city attorney; work session requested
Summary
Councilors reviewed proposed council-rule changes to allow greater direct contact with the city attorney and raised concerns about billing, scope of contact, complaint handling and personnel matters. Members asked staff to draft a narrower rule carve-out and return at a work session for more precise language.
Councilors spent a lengthy portion of the Sept. 9 meeting discussing proposed language to allow councilors to contact the city attorney directly in certain circumstances.
Staff framed the item as proposed changes to the council rules that would permit limited direct contact. Councilors and counsel discussed billing mechanics (city counsel said time is billed in tenths of an hour, i.e., six-minute increments) and…
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