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Council unappoints Lake City Law as city attorney; vote to appoint Vernon & Weeks fails
Summary
The Harrison City Council voted to unappoint its incumbent law firm, Lake City Law, but a separate motion to appoint Vernon & Weeks as the new city attorney failed; the council directed the Administration Committee to prepare a newspaper advertisement and review code requirements for hiring.
The Harrison City Council voted on Jan. 8, 2025 to unappoint Lake City Law as the city's attorney. The motion, made by Council President Josephine Prophet and seconded by Will Butler, carried with four votes in favor and two opposed (Charlie Shutt and John Gray).
A subsequent motion to appoint Vernon & Weeks as city attorney failed, with two AYE votes and four NAY votes. After the failed appointment, Mayor Wanda Irish directed the Administration Committee to draft a newspaper advertisement for the city-attorney position and to review Idaho and city code requirements governing publication of such notices.
Council members who participated in the votes included Debbie Lockhart, Charlie Shutt, John Gray (participating by telephone), Joe Cornell, Josephine Prophet and Will Butler. The meeting minutes do not record written reasons for the mayor's earlier recusal at the public hearing; no further explanation was provided during the session. The Administration Committee is scheduled to meet Jan. 22, 2025 and will take up the advertisement and code review.
