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A MOTION approving renewal of contract for chief legal counsel to the King County council.
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WHEREAS, RCW 36.32.200 grants county councils the authority to hire their own legal counsel for up to a two-year term upon the approval of the presiding superior court judge of the county, and
WHEREAS, the King County council has used the authority provided in RCW 36.32.200 to hire legal counsel to provide the council with legal advice on legislative, contractual and other legal matters, and
WHEREAS, Monique Cohen was previously reappointed to the position of the chief legal counsel to the King County council for a two-year term effective November 18, 2021, through November 17, 2023, and
WHEREAS, the council wishes to reappoint Monique Cohen to serve an additional two-year term in the position of chief legal counsel to the King County council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The chair of the employment and administration committee is authorized to sign a contract letter that is substantially similar to Attachment A to this motion appointing Monique Cohen to serve a two-year term in the position of chief legal counsel to the King
County council, effective November 18, 2023, and upon approval by the presiding judge of the King County superior court.