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File #: 204881    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 1/9/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/11/2018 Final action: 10/11/2018
Enactment date: 1/11/2018 Enactment #: 204881
Title: That the Mayor allocate $25,000 for the remainder of FY18 for this Board to hire its own legal counsel to provide independent legal analysis and advice on legal matters.
Sponsors: Mark Niedergang

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That the Mayor allocate $25,000 for the remainder of FY18 for this Board to hire its own legal counsel to provide independent legal analysis and advice on legal matters.

 

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That the Mayor allocate $25,000 for the remainder of FY-18 for this Board to hire its own legal counsel to provide independent and objective legal analysis and advice on issues that involve interpretation of the law in terms of what powers the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor have, or any other issues, for example, the potential exposure of the city to a lawsuit if this Board were to pass certain legislation or take certain other actions.