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Commission renews county-attorney contract after heated debate over evaluation and contract language
Summary
After floor debate about evaluation, liability language and possible in-house alternatives, the commission voted 17-3-1 to renew the county-attorney legal-services agreement with Hudson Reed & Christiansen and retain Nicholas Christiansen as county attorney.
Rutherford County commissioners voted March 12 to renew the county-attorney legal-services agreement with the firm Hudson Reed & Christiansen and to continue Nicholas (Nick) Christiansen as county attorney, concluding a contentious floor debate over evaluation, contract language and the merits of an outside-law-firm model.
Steering Chairman Craig Harris presented the renewal and highlighted the firms long-standing work for the county. Commissioner Irvin moved to refer the proposed four-year renewal back to steering for a 60-day review that would include a formal assessment of county legal needs, an evaluation of Mr. Christiansen's performance and cleanup of contract "glitches" (including questions about liability and damages). That amendment failed on a 6-15 vote. After further discussion, the commission approved the renewal on a recorded vote of 17…
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