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Clearwater council unanimously selects SGR to run city attorney search
Summary
The Clearwater City Council voted unanimously Jan. 27 to hire SGR to conduct the recruitment for the next city attorney, citing the procurement code's impractical-purchase exception and SGR's local-government experience; HR will finalize contract terms and coordinate one-on-one meetings with council members.
The Clearwater City Council voted unanimously Jan. 27 to hire SGR to conduct the search for the city's next city attorney, moving forward without a separate formal RFP after staff advised the council that the city's procurement code allows an "impractical purchases" exception.
Council members opened discussion after HR director Tiffany Macris reported staff received three proposals listed in the meeting packet: SGR; an entry rendered in the transcript as "Major Lindsay in Africa"; and S. Renee Narlock and Associates. Macris said staff reached out to Baker Gilmore but received no response.
The Mayor said he personally favored SGR and urged the council to begin the search promptly to avoid delaying interim coverage after the incumbent's resignation. An unidentified city staff speaker explained that, under Clearwater's purchasing…
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