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Board debates whether county must approve outside counsel for DA prosecutions; grand jury urges end of independent monitor's contract
Summary
Supervisors and county counsel disagreed over whether the board must approve payment for outside counsel retained by the District Attorney to represent prosecutors in State Bar proceedings; the board also discussed a Grand Jury recommendation to terminate the DA's independent monitor contract with Stephen Larson.
Supervisors spent significant time on two related legal oversight topics: whether the board must authorize payment to outside counsel retained by the District Attorney to defend deputy prosecutors in State Bar disciplinary proceedings, and whether the county should end a contract with an independent monitor recommended by the Grand Jury.
County Counsel (Mr. Page) advised that county counsel's office is generally responsible for defending county employees, and that delegation to outside counsel for litigation or administrative proceedings…
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