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District attorney urges commissioners to keep county legal contract flat as litigation rises; decision deferred
Summary
The Oklahoma County District Attorneys office asked the Policy & Governance Committee to renew its FY27 county legal-services contract at the same level, arguing the office provided substantially more value than the contract price and that cuts would jeopardize representation; commissioners voted to defer the decision for two weeks to gather additional information.
The Oklahoma County District Attorneys office asked the countys Policy & Governance Committee to renew its FY27 legal-services contract at the same dollar level, saying the office provided substantially more legal work than the contract price and that reducing the contract would impair services.
"We are the ones that are out there protecting the county from the litigation and the threats that are to the taxpayers' money," DA Behenna told commissioners during a presentation on the offices 2025…
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