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Residents press Compton council to clarify charter limits on outside legal hires
Summary
At the Sept. 23 Compton City Council meeting, multiple residents urged the council to enforce charter provisions limiting who may hire outside legal counsel and to disclose any contracted legal staff; staff disputed that any charter violation occurred.
Residents and speakers at the Compton City Council’s Sept. 23 meeting pressed the council to clarify who may hire outside legal counsel and to guarantee transparency for any contracted legal services.
Public commenter Kareema Bradford opened the topic by reading sections of the city charter that assign “all powers of the city” to the city council and describe the city manager’s duties. Bradford said her 30 years of experience in Compton showed the council — not the…
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