A council member moves to fire the county council's attorney; vote to come next meeting

What happened

A council member apologized to a public commenter after the council's attorney left the meeting without answering his question, calling her conduct "extremely unprofessional," and moved to fire her; another member seconded the motion. Council President Steve Ellis said the council likely could not vote the same night a motion is made, but that the proposal could be brought back for a vote at the next meeting. The county auditor said he had separately emailed the council with the same concern, saying the attorney does not adequately represent all seven council members and is hard to reach when needed.

The outcome

A motion to remove the council's attorney was made and seconded; no vote was taken tonight, with a vote expected at the next meeting.

Sources

• "I'm making a motion that we fire her," 4:10:35
• Council president: vote possible at next meeting, 4:11:01
• County auditor voices the same concern, 4:11:27

Also known as: fire the county attorney · council attorney no confidence · county council attorney vote · attorney removal motion