# Auditor's complaint and a heated appeal revive the push to fire the county council's attorney

## What happened
A council member renewed a motion to fire the council's attorney, citing a written complaint from the county auditor — who told the council by email that the attorney doesn't represent all seven members equally and is "argumentative and difficult to reach" — and citing last week's Sunshine meeting, where the attorney packed up and stood to leave before answering a resident's question about a newly formed review committee. Council President Steve Ellis ruled the motion out of order, saying council rules make the attorney his own appointment rather than a matter the full council votes on; Councilman Randy Gentry raised the point of order backing that reading of the rules ([Point of order, 15:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=913)), the member appealed, and Ellis said he would take the question "under advisement" and research it before ruling further. This is the second time in a week the council has confronted whether to keep its attorney, after a first motion on Sept. 1 was seconded but never brought to a vote.

## The outcome
No vote was taken; President Ellis ruled the motion out of order and took the question under advisement, saying he would look into it before the next meeting.

## Sources
- [Gentry raises the point of order, 15:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=913)
- [Motion cites the auditor's written complaint, 12:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=729)
- ["Argumentative and difficult to reach," 12:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=757)
- ["Packed up her belongings," 13:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=805)
- [Motion to terminate the attorney, 14:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=893)
- [Chair rules the motion out of order, 19:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=1163)
- [Member appeals the ruling, 21:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=1315)
- [Chair: "I will take this under advisement," 22:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX727b7xcQA&t=1335)
- [Prior motion, Sept. 1, 4:10:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=15035)

*Also known as: fire the county attorney · council attorney no confidence · county council attorney vote · attorney removal motion · auditor letter attorney complaint*