DATE:
September 20, 2022
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
FROM:
Nils Bentsen, City Manager
BY:
Eric Dunn, City Attorney
SUBJECT:
Appointment of New City Attorney
RECOMMENDED ACTION
It is recommended that the Council approve Resolution No. 2022-70 appointing Deputy City Attorney Pam Lee as City Attorney.
BACKGROUND
California Government Code Section 36505 authorizes the City Council to appoint a City Attorney to advise the City Council on legal matters. The City contracts with the firm of Aleshire & Wynder, LLP for legal services, and previously appointed Eric Dunn as the City Attorney. Mr. Dunn has announced he is moving on to other endeavors, and recommends that Deputy City Attorney Pam Lee be appointed as his replacement.
Pam is a partner at Aleshire & Wynder and has served as a Hesperia Deputy City Attorney since 2007. She has also served as the Assistant City Attorney in Rialto and Cerritos.
FISCAL IMPACT
None. No changes to the contract are required or requested.
ALTERNATIVE(S)
Appoint a different person.
ATTACHMENT(S)
Resolution No. 2022-70 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING THE CITY ATTORNEY 01071.0001/816301.1
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