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City attorney finds no legal violation in city manager severance addendum; council rejects motion for independent review
Summary
Clawson's city attorney told the council the contract addendum for the city manager was legally developed and properly noticed; a motion to hire outside counsel for a supplemental legal review failed on a roll-call vote.
Clawson —s city attorney summarized his written opinion Tuesday, concluding that a recent severance addendum to the city manager—s contract was processed in compliance with open-meetings and notice requirements and that he found no legal violations.
The attorney told the council he reviewed how the amendment was drafted and implemented and that "as I deal with the legality...the agenda was proper, votes were proper...no violations." He warned that his role is to represent the…
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