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Marshall Lee urges independent legal counsel for Bridgeport Board of Education; Councilman Cruz questions mayor presiding over council meetings
Summary
At a public hearing of the Bridgeport Charter Revision Commission, Commissioner Marshall Lee urged a charter change to ensure independent legal counsel for the Board of Education, citing potential conflicts if the city attorney represents the board. Councilman George Cruz urged the commission to examine whether the mayor should preside over council meetings.
Commissioner Marshall Lee told the Charter Revision Commission that the draft charter language tying the Bridgeport Board of Education's legal representation to the city attorney’s office raises conflict-of-interest risks and should be reconsidered. “The portion regarding legal representation for the Bridgeport Board of Education through the city attorney’s office … is problematic,” Lee said, arguing the legislature separated school boards from municipal legislators to avoid such conflicts.
Lee told the commission that situations could arise in which the board would need to sue the city, and that a city attorney employed by the mayor could be constrained when choosing…
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