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Council directs staff to begin negotiations with Smith Hartvigsen for city attorney services
Summary
City Manager presented Smith Hartvigsen as a candidate for Magna's city attorney; the council voted unanimously to direct staff to begin contract negotiations and staff identified conflict-counsel arrangements if needed.
City Manager David Brickey introduced Nathan Bracken of the law firm Smith Hartvigsen as a potential city attorney. Bracken described the firm's municipal practice and a "team-based approach" that would assign at least two attorneys (a city attorney and deputy) to avoid service bottlenecks. He noted the firm already provides land-use counsel to the Municipal Services District and several local entities.
Council Member Mike Jensen moved to direct staff to begin negotiations with Smith Hartvigsen; Council Member Megan Olsen seconded the motion, which passed 5-0. Staff noted the contract negotiation timeline would be shorter than previous hires and that the firm had arranged for Jay Springer to serve as conflict counsel if any representation conflict arose.
