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Council approves $6,000-per-month public defender contract for Daniel Sam Jr.
Summary
The council approved a public defender services agreement with Daniel Sam Jr., providing compensation of $6,000 per month; the motion passed by roll call. City Attorney Michael Harrington said the contract was unchanged from the version previously reviewed.
The Vernal City Council approved a public defender services contract with Daniel Sam Jr., authorizing compensation of $6,000 per month.
City Attorney Michael Harrington told the council the agreement "remained unchanged from the version previously reviewed by the Council and provided for compensation of $6,000 per month." Councilmember Ed Long moved to approve the contract and Councilmember Nick Porter seconded; the measure passed on a roll-call vote with Councilmembers Long, Mills, Porter and O’Driscoll voting aye and Councilmember Munford recorded absent.
The contract was presented as consistent with the version previously discussed at an earlier meeting; the council’s vote completes the local authorization step for the contract.
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