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Job and Family Services director says contracting legal work cost-comparison justified $216,000 contract
Summary
Peter Stefaniek, director of Ashland County Job and Family Services, told commissioners the department compared hiring in-house counsel with contracting outside legal services and said a negotiated contract with Kick & Gilman for $216,000 was reasonable compared with estimated in-house costs.
Peter Stefaniek, director of the Ashland County Department of Job and Family Services, addressed commissioners on April 23 to explain the department’s approach to legal representation and to respond to social-media criticism.
Stefaniek said the department initially planned to post an in-house attorney position with a base salary of roughly $80,000 and an associated clerical position but paused that plan after evaluating total costs that include employer-paid health insurance and…
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