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Staff report finds charter barriers and mixed peer-city models for separate legislative legal counsel
Summary
Research staff presented a survey of 70 peer cities and concluded that Minneapolis' charter vests sole legal authority in the City Attorney; creating separate council legal counsel would likely require a charter amendment. Examples from New Orleans, Jacksonville and Seattle show a range of practice models.
The Office of Research and Oversight presented a survey of peer-city models for independent legislative legal counsel on May 5 and concluded that Minneapolis faces legal and charter hurdles to establishing a separate, council-funded counsel.
Dwight Miller summarized a review of 70 peer cities and highlighted a handful (including New Orleans, Jacksonville and Seattle) with legislative counsel or council-affiliated legal staff. Miller said the…
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