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Aurelia council terminates city attorney contract and accepts Crary Huff for general legal services
Summary
The council voted to terminate the prior city attorney contract and accepted Crary Huff, Attorneys at Law, as the city attorney under Resolution 25-03. The acceptance passed 4–0 with Council Member Fassler recorded as abstaining; the transcript does not state the reason for the abstention.
The Aurelia City Council voted on March 24 to terminate the existing city attorney contract and to retain Crary Huff, Attorneys at Law, for general legal services.
Council Member Fassler moved to approve Resolution 25-02 terminating the city attorney contract; Council Member Bruce seconded and the motion carried with all members present voting aye. Later, Council Member Nelson moved to approve Resolution 25-03 accepting Crary Huff, Attorneys at Law, as the city attorney for provision of general legal services; Council Member Johnson seconded. The roll call vote recorded aye from Council Member Bruce, Council Member Johnson, Council Member Redig and Council Member Nelson; Council Member Fassler abstained. The resolution carried with four affirmative votes and one abstention.
John Hines and David Briese spoke during the meeting about the services of Crary Huff, Attorneys at Law. The transcript records their discussion but does not list official titles for Hines or Briese nor provide the reason for Council Member Fassler’s abstention.
Why it matters: changing the city’s legal counsel affects who provides routine legal advice and represents the city in matters where counsel is required. The transcript records formal termination and acceptance votes but does not include contract terms, effective dates or the rationale for the abstention.
