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Richfield council adopts two-year legal services agreement, confirms law director
Summary
Richfield Village Council unanimously adopted Resolution 95-2025 on Jan. 6 to contract with Roetzel & Andress LPA for legal services through Dec. 31, 2027, and confirmed Ben Chojnacki as village Law Director; Mayor Wheeler then administered the oath.
The Richfield Village Council on Jan. 6 unanimously adopted Resolution 95-2025 authorizing a two-year agreement with the law firm Roetzel & Andress LPA for professional legal services from Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027, and confirming Ben Chojnacki as the village Law Director. The resolution was declared an emergency so the firm agreement and appointment could take immediate effect.
Councilmember Jeff Stoppenhagen moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember Beshara seconded. The motion passed unanimously on roll call with all seven councilmembers voting yes. After the vote, Mayor Wheeler administered the oath to Ben Chojnacki and swore him in as Law Director.
Mayor Wheeler had introduced the appointment earlier in the meeting, saying that, contingent on passage, he intended to swear in Chojnacki. The resolution also authorizes the mayor and finance director to enter into the contract with Roetzel & Andress LPA; the resolution text in the transcript specifies the Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2027 term.
The council did not record debate in the transcript; the vote was taken by roll call with no recorded dissent. The resolution’s emergency clause makes the agreement effective immediately per the village’s usual practice when such a clause is adopted. The council did not include fee details for the contract in the minutes.
