Sweet Home, Oregon Development News

City Council Agrees to Split Legal Services Procurement into Three RFPs

The City Council held a work session to discuss the process for hiring a new City Attorney following the departure of the current City Attorney, Larson. The discussion involved outlining the current legal services provided by the city, including general counsel, prosecution, and labor negotiations. Attorney Larson provided recommendations on how to structure the procurement of these services, suggesting a split into three separate Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for General City Attorney work (including land use), Prosecution, and Labor Negotiations. The council reached a consensus to move forward with issuing three separate RFPs, with a proposed advertisement period of three weeks. Staff will prepare the RFPs and the council will review the proposals, using a scoring rubric that includes comprehensiveness, experience, cost, and local availability.