Law Dept. Idea Undergoes Council Scrutiny
Pros and cons of controversial suggestion to create in-house town attorney discussed
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council discussed the establishment of a legal department within the municipal administration at its Tuesday night agenda meeting at Town Hall. Councilman Jonathan Nelson proposed the idea after researching how having an in-house attorney is handled in two municipalities similar in size and scope to Parsippany, Wayne and Howell townships. "It really isn't anything different from how we're set up now," Nelson said, noting that his plan would only set a cap on how much the municipal attorney would make, and makes the attorney a town employee. He said the lawyer, who would have backup from go-to law firms, potentially could save the township hundreds of thousands of dollars over the long term and help the …
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Citizen Jane
12:20 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Does it bother anyone else that our councilman is justifying hiring outside lawyers because they have connections to people in governmental offices?? I'd prefer to think that a good lawyer could resolve any fines without having undue influence used! more ›