Incoming county DA urges caution; commissioners table plan to create General Counsel department
After extended debate, commissioners voted to table a proposal to move a county attorney position to a new General Counsel department under the commissioners’ supervision. The incoming criminal district attorney warned the change could infringe on statutory duties and urged a narrowly written job description and an attorney-general opinion.
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Van Zandt County commissioners voted to table a proposal to create a General Counsel department and transfer an existing attorney position from the criminal district attorney’s office to the commissioner's court. The measure was the most contested item of the meeting and prompted extended debate among commissioners and the incoming criminal district attorney.
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