Councilman Proposes Township Department of Law
Jonathan Nelson says making the town attorney an in-house, part-time position will save the township thousands of dollars.
Parsippany's newest Township Council member Jonathan Nelson wants the town to reconsider the way it handles legal issues. Nelson has drafted an ordinance proposal to bring the town's lawyer under the Town Hall umbrella and to establish a Department of Law, aka the Office of Township Attorney, that he said will be introduced at Tuesday's council agenda meeting. He told Patch he hopes to open discussion on an idea that he said would save the town money, make life easier for township department heads and boost government transparency. An early draft of the proposal lays out the idea: setting up a department at Town Hall that would be headed by an in-house lawyer appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the Township Council. The …
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Mrs. K
8:37 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Oh, oh!!!! I'm Paul Carifi and I thought of it first!!!!! And he took my sippy cup too!!!! Vote for me for Mayor!!!!! Cudos Mr. Nelson for thinking of tax payers first. more ›