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Hanford council approves $52,000 monthly city‑attorney fee and adopts 5‑year RFP policy for legal services
Summary
After public calls for competitive bids, the council voted to adopt a flat monthly fee of $52,000 for the city's outside municipal law firm through July 2027 and established a policy to run separate RFPs for basic and litigation legal services every five years at contract expiration.
The Hanford City Council voted Tuesday to update the city's legal‑services agreement to a flat monthly fee of $52,000 and to adopt a policy that the city will conduct requests for proposals for legal services every five years, separating basic services and litigation services at the time of contract expiration.
Public speakers urged the council to seek competitive bids. "We ask you to consider carefully the choice that will best serve our citizens," former police captain Chris Jordan…
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