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Compton municipal law chief lays out 10-year audit of claims and litigation, says oversight steps under way
Summary
Janine McIntyre, the city's inaugural municipal law division chief, told the City Council on Dec. 9 that the city currently has roughly 64 active lawsuits and that an outside audit flagged major deficiencies in documentation and litigation oversight; she outlined staffing and technology steps to tighten supervision.
Janine McIntyre, the City of Compton's municipal law division chief, presented a 10-year review of the city's legal and risk-management practices at the Dec. 9 council meeting, saying the city currently has roughly 64 active lawsuits on record.
McIntyre said the materials before the council summarized contract activity, claim filings, litigation trends and settlements. She told council that claims-processing and litigation exposure fluctuate with infrastructure projects and other operational shifts and that a recent external audit (PRISM) had identified substantial deficiencies in how the city…
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