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Wachapreague council votes to hire Mike Sterling as town attorney
Summary
The Wachapreague Town Council voted to hire attorney Mike Sterling to represent the town after discussing the outstanding payment to former attorney Carl Bundick and the absence of a contract copy in town files. Vice Mayor Sandie Puchalski abstained; other members voted in favor; two members were absent.
The Wachapreague Town Council on May 14 voted to hire Mike Sterling as the town attorney, a move Councilman Glenn Schagelin put forward and Councilman Bob Bilicki seconded.
Council discussion before the vote noted the town would pay former Town Attorney Carl Bundick in full; council members also said a copy of any contract with Bundick is not available in the Town Hall files. Members discussed that Sterling had indicated he would assist in resolving a pending petition for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief related to the prior censure and council–mayor dispute.
The roll call for the motion is recorded in the meeting minutes as: Sandie Puchalski — present but abstain; Bob Bilicki — yes; Aileen Joeckel — yes; Craig L. Baker — yes; Glenn Schagelin — yes. Charles Elliott and Robert Hipple were recorded as absent in meeting attendance. The motion carried.
Council members also noted that the town’s insurance program (VML/VRSA) had an exclusion relevant to the matter discussed, and that staff would proceed with the hiring and onboarding steps required to have Sterling represent the town. The minutes do not include a copy of a contract for Bundick; the council did not identify a public-record location for that historical contract during the meeting.
Next steps as recorded: Town staff will proceed with contracting for Sterling’s services and administrative steps to update town records to reflect the representation change. The council then moved and approved a motion to adjourn.
