In a surprise move, the city cut its staff attorney position to reduce its legal expenses.
The job was created in 2005 to save the city money, tackle internal legal issues and stem the growing number of lawsuits against the city.
The city’s legal woes don’t seem to have abated much (see Bainbridge Ratepayers Alliance lawsuit), but the city has a perhaps bigger challenge: sharply declining revenues and a nearly empty bank account.
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