Milwaukee Common Council, mayor at odds over city attorney s powers
Milwaukee Common Council, mayor at odds over Attorney s Office rule
The Milwaukee Common Council removed a requirement that the city attorney s office approve agreements and contracts of more than $25,000.
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Common Council on Wednesday, July 7 unanimously voted to overrule a veto from Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, removing a requirement that the city attorney s office approve agreements and contracts of more than $25,000.
Instead, the city s attorney s office has to review agreements or contracts only when requested by a Common Council member or the mayor. Approval is not required from the city attorney; he is a lawyer, not a legislator, said Alderman Robert Bauman.
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