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Oxnard City Attorney outlines office workload: contracts, records and growing litigation staff
Summary
City Attorney Steve Fisher and deputies told the City Council the City Attorney's Office has eight attorneys, handles transactional work (contracts, ordinances and interagency agreements), reviews every council agenda for Brown Act compliance, and is expanding litigation capacity with new hires.
Steve Fisher, City Attorney, introduced a briefing on the City Attorney's Office and its work, saying the office is staffed with eight attorneys and support staff and divides its work into three primary areas: transactional work, open meetings and public records, and litigation.
The presentation emphasized the transactional workload handled by assistant city attorneys and counsel. Assistant City Attorney Elle McCarron said the office creates citywide contract templates and one-off agreements for items such as professional services,…
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