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<br />Prange County Board of Commissioners <br />Page 2 <br />November 11, 2048 <br />do so understanding that filling the position of County attorney may not occur until March 2009: <br />Furthermore, I have previously expressed an intereslo coonti~ ftetrotdhe newlCounty attorney is <br />full-time contract basis, for the County in the Iran p ublic facilities, land <br />brought on board and thereafter doing transaction work related to County p <br />and conservation easement acquisitions and affordable housing project implementation. <br />Although I am willing to serve the County dd grefine those services in theefuture, am~e <br />County as described in this letter and as we, you an , <br />not willing to be responsible for County IitigatiCe . ~ newo staff attorn y a d ass approp at the <br />.services, I would work with the Manager s offi , <br />Board of County Commissioners to be sure the County has effective and competent <br />representation for litigation services required. <br />I have enclosed a contract between Orange County and the.firm of Coleman, Gledhill, <br />Hargrave & Peek, P.C. for the legal services a other cl ~~ flour firm.eOur fmnlcan contmne to <br />proposed is 70% of the rate I presently charg <br />do Cb~ild Support Enforcement services for the County for $90 per hour as agreed in a contract <br />covering the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. <br />As you know, it is the Board's practice to make a first Monday in December <br />"appointment" of the Manager, Clerk tv the Boazd and County attorney together. At that same <br />meeting, new Boazd members take the oath °~°~ is, howeverano legal requirement that the xce <br />Chair and makes other Board appomtmen <br />County attorney be appointed at any particulaz date or time. The County attorney serves at the <br />pleasure of the Beard and can be appointed and dismissed at-will by the Board of County <br />Commissioners. The next County attorney appointment action can be the one surrounding the <br />hiring of the new County attorney. <br />very truly yours, <br />COLEMAN, GLEDHILX.., gARGRAVE & PEED, P.C. <br />GEGIIsg <br />Enclosures <br />xc: Laura Blackmon <br />F:\LisaVett~s\Bd of Comm itr re status of County P.tto~neY searclt•d°c <br />