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Parker looks to hire city attorney
City Council meets at 6 p.m.
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Frank Parker, Statesboro City Manager
With the City of Statesboro still lacking permanent legal council, City Manager Frank Parker will seek approval today to appoint an attorney for an impending court date. Parker, who says he is doubtful that the city’s vacant staff attorney position will be filled in time for an upcoming superior court hearing, will ask City Council during its regular meeting to hire Savannah-based lawyer Patrick O’Connor for legal services pertaining to current and potential cases. Council will hear the request during its scheduled meeting in City Hall’s second floor council chambers at 6 p.m. The hiring would provide the City of Statesboro with representation for a November 1 Bulloch County Superior Court hearing in which a citizen-group will seek more than $18,000 in legal fees associated with a city appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court.
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