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City attorney asks council committee to approve extra $383,000 for outside counsel to cover critical legal work
Summary
City Attorney Burke told the committee the legal department needs an additional $383,000 for outside counsel to handle roughly $1.4 million in legal projects this year; administration said the request would draw on general fund balance and carries budgetary risk.
City Attorney Burke presented the legal department’s recent workload history to the Finance & Administration Committee on March 18 and asked the committee to approve an additional $383,000 in outside-counsel funding for 2026 to support critical projects and litigation.
Burke summarized past spending and staffing changes, noting a 2023 shift to contracted outside counsel after in‑house positions departed. The city attorney said approximately $1,400,000 in projects and…
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