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<br /> 3(Vmi jLgpV{1 9 Attorney Fees Study (12 Comparlable Counties)
<br /> Full Time 1983 -1984(Ope year)
<br /> Or Retainer Total Legal
<br /> County P opubitton- Tax Base Basis Attorney Fbes Paid Flees Paid Comments ORANGE COUNTY BUDGETS
<br /> Burke 74,000 $9.3 million Retainer ReL $2,40o+$55 hr. $20,000 No plans for full-time IN MILLIONS
<br /> attorney. Fees acceptable 1974-1975 $7.0 Million
<br /> •Randolph 95,000 $1.7 Billion 3 part-time Co. Attorney$16,000 $22,220 Will consider a full-time ORANGE COUNTY LEGAL FEES
<br /> Svc. Services$ 7,200 attorney. Expect to pap 1979-1980 $72,9Q8.00 1975-1976 $8.1
<br /> Tax $4,620 $25 to$30,000 a year. 1976-1977 $10.2
<br /> •Catawba no,000 $3.6 Billion 1 full-time Full-$30,306 $57,000 Puts$5,000 in contingency 1980-1981 $84,688.OD 1977-1978 $12.6
<br /> 1 retainer Retainer-$7,500 fund for unexpected costs. 1981-1982 .$104,666.00 1978-1979 $13.9
<br /> •Iredeil 85,000 $2.?Billion 1 retainer Rat, -$7,200 $36,000 No full-time consideration 1982-1983 X64,930.DO 1979-1980 $14.0
<br /> •Oaslo unless costs escalate. 1983-1984 -$81,511.58 1980-1981 $16.0
<br /> w 120,OQO $l.?Billion 1 full-time Full-$20,000 $50,ODD County expense$30,000. -1862 $16.7
<br /> 1 retainer Retainer-$10,000+ Outside assistance expens 1981
<br /> $50.00/per hour =--$20,000. 1982-1983 $17.5
<br /> Union 77,000 $2 Billion 1 Retainer Retainer$6,OOO plus $30,000 When expense nears 1983-1984 $19.0
<br /> hourly $40,000 proposing to go to
<br /> full-time attorney, 1984-1985 $22.3
<br /> Wilson 65,000 $1.6 Billion 2 $45Hr. Co. Attorney
<br /> $45 Hr. Soc. Sero.Atty.$63,500 High this year due to a TWO STUDIES OF PROJECTED COSTS OF A FULL-Tno
<br /> federal suit.Will go to a ORANGE COUNTY ATTORNEY
<br /> full-time attorney this (Column Qne by Commissioners Don Willhoit and Moses
<br /> pear. Expect to pap$25
<br /> to$30,000. Carey;Column Two by Commissioner Ben Lloyd.)
<br /> Cleveland 85,OOD $1.6 Billion 1 Retainer Ret. $2,700 plus$60/ $54,000 Normal legal fees are Willhoit/Carey Lloyd
<br /> 1 hourly Hr. for County, $40,000.Several nuisance L'Attorney Salary including $45,045 $35,100
<br /> Hourly at$45 hour for lawsuits past year. 17 percent fringes
<br /> Wayne 100 000 Social Services 2. Secretary(half-time) 8,190 8,190
<br /> 1 Hourly $29,000 for Soc. Serv. that County Attorney is 3. Telephone, copping, supplies 2,200 1,000
<br /> (Both of above includes included in everything, 4, Travel&mileage 1 200 600
<br /> all expenses) Consider him as his ,
<br /> assistant.Without him 5. Periodicals and dues 2,000 1,000
<br /> would go full-time. 6. Office space.600 feet at$6.00 3 60D
<br /> Nash 70,000 $1.3 Billion 1 Retainer $11,100 for County+ $46-,600 Social Services and per foot 1,800
<br /> I Hourly Hourly attorney for other costs equals ?
<br /> Soc. Services and $26,400. . capital costs 2,500 2,500
<br /> Contract costs for 8. Legal library 6,500 2,000
<br /> County Manager. 9. Contingency 15;000 __0--
<br /> a Buncombe 165,000 $4 Billion (2) Fula-time (1) Full$48,000 $83,000 Recommends that when
<br /> (above former U.S. legal expenses go over
<br /> • $86;235 $52,194 attorne Y) $40,OQO consider fu -
<br /> I) Full 19,968 time attorney. EDITORIAL NOTE:Commissioner Ben Lloyd commented that
<br /> Orange 79,000 $2 Billion 1 Retainer Retainer =$25,000 $81,500 he bad checked with three law firms and they said that his
<br /> figures were more than reasonable, including the fact that
<br /> •Denotes those active in land use planning and zoning, 300 feet of office space was adequate. Ben said:"We could hire
<br /> 'ect to reimbursement for Social Service Child Su a full-time attorney and equip him for under $50,000 because
<br /> AII total fees sub
<br /> 1 , Support, Community fees and tax foreclosures. I recently found out that Orange County already has a legal
<br /> Ben Lloyd remarks: 'Please note that Orange County paid more retainer for a part-tifrie attorney than either Burke library and other figures could be pared down as well."
<br /> or Randolph counties paid in total legal fees."
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