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Friday, February 17, 2006
Ind. Law - Allen County Council examines attorney fees
Updating this ILB entry from Sunday, Feb. 12th, titled "Allen County examines legal fees," the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:
The Allen County Council on Thursday began its investigation into county legal fees by uncovering at least one area for improvement.In looking at why the county spends more than $800,000 a year on attorneys, council members learned that some elected officials don’t see the bills for attorney work done for them.
Auditor Lisa Blosser said she does not review the bills sent from her attorney. They are instead approved by the commissioners’ office.
While the commissioners’ office checks to make sure the hours billed match the price, Councilman Cal Miller, R-4th, said they can’t check the veracity of the hours billed. He said only the office that works with the attorney can know whether the work was actually done.
Miller said, as an attorney, his office’s bills are frequently questioned and the county’s bills should be no different. He said only after every hour of every bill is scrutinized can the council determine whether the amounts it pays attorneys are excessive.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 17, 2006 08:13 AM
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