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Erlanger contracts a paralegal through city attorney to handle surge in open‑records requests, officials say
Summary
Faced with a jump in open‑records requests, the city contracted a paralegal via the city attorney's office (capped at $1,500 per month) to assist with redaction and document compiling; council discussed costs, alternatives and the scale of the request increase.
City leaders told the council April 7 they have engaged an outside paralegal through the city attorney’s office to help process a surge in open‑records requests.
The mayor and city staff said the arrangement is month‑to‑month, is capped at $1,500 per month and does not bill attorney time beyond the city’s normal flat fee. Jack (the city attorney) told council that Becky Weller, a paralegal with roughly 30 years of litigation support experience, will handle…
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