City Council Special Meeting - March 31, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The City Council of the City of Campbell convened this day in the special meeting place, the Council Chambers, 70 N. First Street, Campbell, California.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
3. NEW BUSINESS
3.1 City Attorney Structure
1. City Attorney Structure.pdf
2. CC Info Memo_City Attorney Employment Structure_12.19.25 (1).pdf Recommended Action:
Receive staff report on City Attorney Structure options and provide feedback to staff.
City Manager Loventhal presented a staff report dated March 31, 2026. Two Models were presented, a contract for legal services and in-house counsel. Information on comparable cities was presented. A comparison table on the two types of models was presented.
Councilmembers discussed the two models: (1) in-house counsel working directly as a full-time and fully benefited employee for the city, or (2) contract attorney providing services at a specified hourly rate for a designated number of hours per month, with limited costs for specified materials.
Council noted the data presented is a good baseline but requested additional data and budgetary information.
The City Council asked Police Chief Berg to opine. He noted that having someone available to give the support to PD in light of the increased work load would be appreciated.
Council stated support for having the attorney be a member of the Executive Team.
There was general City Council consensus on looking at an in-house attorney model.
Staff is to return with a schedule and an overview of what the recruitment process would look like. A transitory contract with City Attorney Seligmann's firm to help assist with the transition will be brought back for Council consideration.
City Manager Loventhal offered a potential ad-hoc committee to help with the recruitment process.
Vice Mayor Bybee requested including some members of the Executive Team to get their feedback during the recruitment process.
4. ADJOURN
Mayor Furtado adjourned the meeting at 11:28a.m.