A&A: Closed sessions to hire and decide pay for outside counsel
Closed sessions to hire and decide pay for outside counsel Q: Can city council hold a closed session to decide to hire outside counsel? Can they decide in closed session on how much to pay outside counsel? A: Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code provides that the legislative body of a local agency, “based on advice of its legal counsel,” may hold “a closed session to confer with, or receive advice from, its legal counsel