Council authorizes payment for outside legal services tied to prosecution contract with Beavercreek

The Fairborn City Council approved Resolution No. 101-13 authorizing payment to Smith & Hale, LLC for legal services. City Solicitor Mike Mayer said Fairborn began providing prosecution services to the City of Beavercreek roughly a year and a half earlier and the arrangement produced savings that allowed Fairborn to retain outside specialty counsel when needed. Mayer said $47,000 had been budgeted for outside counsel and this resolution authorized payment of up to $17,000; he added he did not expect the total to exceed that amount by year-end.

Councilman Wood asked whether Beavercreek had met its financial obligations under the interlocal arrangement; Mayer replied Beavercreek had met its obligations. Council adopted the resolution unanimously.