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Board adopts legal‑services transparency resolution after debate on FOIA and closed sessions
Summary
Supervisors adopted a resolution requiring written legal analysis for substantive matters by default, clearer public justification for closed sessions, and quarterly public reporting on legal expenditures; proponents cited transparency and institutional memory, while others warned about costs and operational flexibility.
A supervisor introduced a three‑part resolution aimed at increasing transparency around county legal work: require written legal analysis by default for substantive matters, require narrow and specific justification when the board moves into closed session, and mandate quarterly reporting of…
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