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Board schedules talks after dispute over 9-1-1 payments; state's attorney flags conflict for legal action
Summary
The board discussed arrears from the 9-1-1 board and a stalled intergovernmental agreement. The state's attorney said he must recuse from representing both boards on litigation and urged hiring separate counsel; members agreed to meet with the 9-1-1 board to negotiate payment or an IGA.
Board members reviewed recent meetings about dispatch and said the joint dispatch committee would meet later today. The board discussed an outstanding 9-1-1 board payment that had been tabled; a member said a motion to pay lacked a second and the issue then went to executive session for further discussion.
The state's attorney told the board he would ask for removal of any agenda item that sought legal action involving both boards because he anticipates a conflict of interest: "I'm gonna ask for it to be removed as an agenda item or not considered. We believe there's gonna be a conflict of interest representing both boards." He recommended that, if the county board decides to pursue legal action, it retain independent counsel. Members discussed negotiating an intergovernmental agreement that could include retroactive payments to cover budget shortfalls and agreed to set up meetings to pursue a resolution.
