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Commission approves attorney rate increase; Clark Hill engagement letter included in packet

Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, Georgia · January 7, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners approved an attorney rate increase and maintained Clark Hill under an engagement letter dated Dec. 3, 2024 that defines scope as county attorney under the UGOCCC charter and outlines fees and billing practices.

The board voted unanimously on Jan. 7 to approve an attorney rate increase. Meeting materials included an engagement letter from Clark Hill dated Dec. 3, 2024 outlining the firm’s representation of the Unified Government as county attorney under Section 3-103 of the UGOCCC charter, hourly rates, billing practices, and standard terms of engagement.

The Clark Hill documents state that attorney A. Binford Minter will be assigned to the representation and include standard conflict-of-interest and electronic-communications language. The engagement letter and terms are part of the official packet and were referenced during the meeting’s legal-business items.