L.A. Council to look at use of lawyers other than City Attorney

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Posing a direct challenge to Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich moncler outerwear, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to seek a report on other ways of obtaining legal services at City Hall.On a 13 to 0 vote cheap mbt, the council asked for an analysis of how other cities across the nation hire their legal teams –- and of the possibility of separating the city’s misdemeanor criminal prosecutions from the work of crafting legislation and representing the city in lawsuits. The request for a study was spearheaded by Councilwoman Jan Perry, who has repeatedly voiced unhappiness with Trutanich’s office regarding planning issues in and around her district. She said she was frustrated with Trutanich’s handling of “complex transactions.” And she accused his legal team of crossing a line from providing legal advice into engaging in political advocacy Moncler online, by arguing against billboard districts and various forms of signage at the Wilshire Grand Hotel cheap moncler coats, University of Southern California and L.A. Live buy mbt shoes, the entertainment complex owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group.Perry’s legislative deputy, Marie Rumsey, said Trutanich’s office had also argued against a billboard district for Wilshire Boulevard that is supported by Councilman Herb Wesson.“At the end of the day, when we cast our vote one way or the other ... we are the ones who make policy moncler down,” Perry said.

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