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Panel recommends bill allowing cities to contract municipal prosecutors
Summary
Senate Bill 163, which explicitly authorizes municipalities to contract with private attorneys for prosecution services (mirroring county authority), was presented by Senator Pitcher and recommended favorably after brief public comment; Representative Hansen recorded a nay vote.
Senate Bill 163, presented to the House Political Subdivisions Committee by Senator Pitcher, clarifies that municipalities may contract with private attorneys to provide municipal prosecution services — the same authority already granted to counties. Senator Pitcher said the bill addresses a gap exposed by litigation in Cottonwood Heights and would…
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