Commission discusses appointing outside counsel for code-enforcement cases after attorney conflict

Jun 23, 2026

The city attorney declared a conflict on code-enforcement matters; commissioners discussed three potential outside counsel candidates and requested hourly rates and availability. A motion to appoint was seconded but no recorded vote appears in the transcript.

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The mayor told the commission that the city attorney, Tina Wayland Smith, is conflicted out of pending code-enforcement proceedings and the commission discussed appointing outside counsel to handle those matters.

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