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Council approves outside legal-services agreement after city attorney retirement
Summary
Following the retirement of City Attorney James Dennis, the council approved contracting with Asplemeyer Fish Power Engberg & Helling, PLC, with Brent Reuther named as the attorney expected to handle most city work; some citation prosecution may still go to the county attorney.
The Keokuk City Council approved a legal services agreement with Asplemeyer Fish Power Engberg & Helling, PLC to provide municipal legal services after City Attorney James Dennis retired.
Jim (speaker 1) explained the change followed Dennis's retirement and that the firm — with Brent Reuther as the primary attorney handling much of the work — was recommended after discussion with existing counsel. Jim said some citation or ticket prosecution historically handled under local ordinance sometimes defaults to the county attorney and that Brent Reuther typically defers such prosecutions; the city will continue to assess whether additional local prosecution capacity is needed.
Council approved the resolution by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will finalize the engagement with the firm and confirm service scope and points of contact.
