By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli
March 11, 2021
| 3:33 p.m.
The 11-member redistricting commission was created by a voter-approved ballot measure and is tasked with drawing new boundaries for the five county supervisor districts.
Four firms initially submitted proposals to be the commission’s legal counsel, and members interviewed three of those firms in early February: Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP; Scott Rafferty; and Strumwasser & Woocher LLP.
Commission members voted to hire Strumwasser & Woocher, and the majority of the Board of Supervisors voted to approve the $200,000 contract after discussion.
Attorney Mark Meuser representing The Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business sent a letter to the county threatening litigation if the Strumwasser & Woocher contract was approved.