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Teachers, parents and community members urge District 70 to solicit new legal counsel amid conflict concerns
Summary
Multiple public commenters accused the district's current attorney of high billing and potential conflicts of interest tied to charter representation and urged the board to issue an RFP; board members debated the merits and referenced community input but did not take final action on counsel retention at the meeting.
A string of public commenters at the Pueblo County School District 70 meeting urged the board to issue a request for proposals for legal counsel, citing high billed amounts and alleged conflicts involving the district's current firm.
Jeff Sloan, speaking in the public-comment period, urged an RFP and called for counsel who could “reduce costs while improving the quality of our legal representation,” arguing the current attorney billed more and was often not present for full meetings.
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