Council approves hiring of Bohorquez law firm as city attorney

The City Council voted unanimously to retain the Bohorquez law firm to serve as city attorney and authorized the mayor to sign the enclosed engagement letter, the chair said after the council emerged from executive session at 7:31 p.m.

Councilman McDonald moved to retain the Bohorquez law firm and requested that the mayor sign the engagement letter provided to the council. The chair announced that the motion was seconded by Councilwoman Morales, called for discussion, heard none and called the vote. Voices in the room responded “aye,” and the chair declared the motion carried unanimously.

The motion as stated on the record was to retain the law firm and to have the mayor sign the engagement letter that was enclosed with the meeting materials. The transcript records the motion language as spoken by the mover and the chair s summarized by the chair; spelling in the record varies (the mover referred to the firm as “Bogota—s law firm” while the chair later referred to the firm as the "Bohorquez law firm"). The article uses the chair—s rendering, "Bohorquez law firm," for consistency; the transcript text and spelling variation are noted here because the record contains both forms.

After concluding the retention vote, Councilman McDonald moved to adjourn. A second was voiced in the meeting, the chair called for and received affirmative votes, and the chair announced the meeting adjourned. The chair then thanked attendees and closed the session.

No public comment, debate on the merits of the law firm selection, costs, contract terms or vote tallies by name appear in the available transcript. The engagement letter itself was described on the record as "enclosed" but its terms were not read aloud in the provided segments; the transcript does not specify a vote count or identify every individual voter by name beyond the verbal "aye" responses.