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18690 | Attorney to bring the hiring of outside counsel to Council but the matter was not part of the motion; that he is not sure how many other Councilmembers gave the direction to the City Attorney; staff follows direction given by the Council ; it is not necessary to have a motion and vote; the City Attorney would provide a proposal to determine the extent of Council overview; that he questions whether the City Attorney should hire outside counsel or come to the Council voluntarily to request consent of hiring outside counsel. Chair Johnson inquired whether the City Attorney could come to Council when the hiring of outside counsel was necessary in the interim, to which the City Attorney responded that she would not hire outside counsel until July 5; noted that there are existing counsel, bills and litigation. Chair Johnson stated that the Council is not addressing attorneys that are already working for the City. Commissioner/Board Member Daysog inquired whether the City Attorney intended to hire new outside counsel in the next ten days, to which the City Attorney responded in the negative. Commissioner/Board Member deHaan stated the Council requested a summary of existing litigation and hopes to have the information provided at the next meeting ARRA has a substantial amount of litigation; noted there are fixed and variable portions of the budget Council would like to keep control of outside counsel spending the oversight philosophy is important. Chair Johnson stated that all the Council agreed that there was a need to provide some authority for emergency spending. Commissioner/Board Member Gilmore stated that that it is important to establish a policy that is consistent across all governing bodies. Commissioner/Board Member deHaan stated that the Council requested to be involved in interim decisions and hopes to be receiving said information. Chair Johnson stated that the Council requested a list of attorneys, including scope of service; the information should be presented before the next Council meeting; inquired whether the City Attorney's proposal would be in the agenda packet or presented in advance; stated she would prefer that the proposal was not distributed to the Council on the night of the meeting. Special Joint Community Improvement Commission and Alameda Reuse and 5 Redevelopment Authority Meeting June 28, 2005 |