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North Baltimore council authorizes outside counsel fee negotiation after executive session
Summary
Following an executive session, North Baltimore council authorized the village attorney to negotiate a fee agreement with the law firm Spangler Nathanson to defend claims pending at the Ohio Court of Claims and to pursue other remedies; authorization includes signature authority for the mayor or village administrator.
After convening an executive session under Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(1) and (3) to consider personnel matters and pending or imminent litigation, the Village of North Baltimore returned to regular session and voted to authorize appointed legal counsel Paul Skaff to negotiate a fee agreement with Spangler Nathanson for defense of claims pending at the Ohio Court of Claims.
The motion, moved by Paula Beaupry and seconded by Dee Hefner, gives Mr. Skaff authority to negotiate the fee arrangement and authorizes the mayor and/or the village administrator to sign the agreement. The vote is recorded in the minutes as approved by the council majority.
The meeting minutes note the executive-session statutory basis and that the authorization followed the closed-door discussion; the minutes do not provide the underlying complaint details or the negotiated contract terms.
