Counties and county officers; authorizing certain county officers to employ a general counsel; effective date.

Summary

The bill authorizes sheriffs, treasurers, clerks, court clerks, each county commissioner and assessors to employ a general counsel, either as a staff attorney or through a law firm, to advise and represent them. Contracts for outside attorneys must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners and paid from the officer’s own office funds. It also permits sheriffs to retain outside counsel for deputies involved in shooting incidents, but stops payment if the deputy is criminally charged.

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