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Zoning board moves to hire Lydia Caparosa as solicitor after RFP; contract approved by unanimous consent
Summary
Following a brief executive session the Erie Zoning Hearing Board moved to approve a solicitor contract with attorney Lydia Caparosa (transcript spelling) of McDonald Ilig Jones in Britain; the board reported unanimous support after interviewing the respondent to an RFP.
After a brief executive session to deliberate on solicitor candidates, the Erie Zoning Hearing Board returned to the record and moved to approve a solicitor contract.
A board member reported that an RFP for a new solicitor (following the prior solicitor’s resignation) had produced a response; the respondent was interviewed and the board expressed unanimous consent to pursue that contract. A motion to formally approve the contract was made and seconded (the transcript records the second as "Tom"). The board named Attorney Lydia Caparosa for the role; the transcript records her affiliation as "McDonald Ilig Jones in Britain" (transcript spelling).
Board members indicated the solicitor contract will allow the solicitor to perform tasks such as preparing meeting minutes and other board legal support; minutes from the previous meeting were tabled pending the new solicitor's input. The board did not record a detailed roll-call vote in the transcript beyond the verbal indication of unanimous support and the second.
The contract approval completes the procurement step described in the meeting and the board expects the solicitor to support minutes, contract review and other legal duties going forward.
