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DRAFT FOR COMMISSION REVIEW ONLY <br />Town Attorneys (Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Mebane) <br />School Board Attorneys (Chapel Hill Schools, Orange County Schools) <br />Orange Water and Sewer Authority~ __________________________________________________•--'"- Deleted: Attorney -~ <br />CLEAR EXISTING BACKLOGS <br />Deleted: closed session minutes-~ <br />There currently exists backlogs related to such essential items as codification of _ -----"{- <br />ordinances,. and contract development and approval, among others; it is expected <br />that the new attorney will identify and prioritize backlogged items and implement a <br />timeframe complete with staffing requirements necessary for the clearance of those <br />items. <br />V. ABOUT THE POSITION <br />The County Attorney serves as the chief legal advisor to the Board of Commissioners and in doing <br />so is also responsible for providing sound, reasoned, and efficient legal services to all departments, <br />county o~cialS,-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Responsibilities include planning, staffing and supervising legal needs of the County. This is a new <br />in-house position. Legal services to the County government in the past have been, via a contract <br />attorney. The successful candidate will participate in the preparation and review of ordinances, <br />resolutions, and contracts for the County, and will provide legal opinions when requested on <br />County projects and issues. Requests for legal services. are,~eceived_through the Board_of______________ <br />Commissioners~.the County Manage~and_County departments, Work is~erformed with technical___ <br />independence in accordance with accepted practices,, The County_Attorney is hired and su~ervised_ <br />by a seven member County Commission. Residency in the County is expected of the new County <br />Attorney within six months after appointment. <br />VI. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE <br />- - Deleted: ,and citizen boards and <br />-commissions <br />Deleted: primarily <br />Deleted: ;others who may request legal <br />services include <br />Deleted: , <br />Deleted: ,other County officials, and <br />citizen boazds and commissions <br />Deleted: and is subject to review by the <br />County Commission through conferences <br />and analysis of records <br />The Orange County Commission is seeking an outstanding individual for its County Attorney~,______________' Deleted:. <br />~SOmeone who has the experience and_vision to assist the County- Commission in taking the_____________-.---- Deleted: Someone <br />community to the next new level of successful governance and citizen satisfaction and confidence. <br />Orange County, North Carolina <br />The Mercer Group, Inc., 2008 page 21 <br />