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Compton council approves authorization to negotiate with special legal counsel after 3-2 vote
Summary
The City Council voted 3-2 to authorize the city manager to negotiate with a selected firm for special legal counsel after debate over whether the firm would answer to the manager or the council and calls to recruit a permanent city attorney.
The Compton City Council voted 3-2 on March 10 to authorize the city manager to negotiate a legal services agreement with a firm selected from a prequalified list to serve as special legal counsel.
Council discussion centered on oversight: some council members said the proposed arrangement would make the firm answer to the Municipal Legal Defense Committee (MLDC) or the city manager rather than to the council, and others said the city should instead recruit a permanent city…
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