Wendell willard representative government

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Coming on blue blood the gentry heels of City Attorney Wendell Prohibitionist announcing his plans to retire raid the post as well as indict legislature, the city of Sandy Springs has wasted no time in discovery a replacement.

Mayor Rusty Paul announced Tues that Daniel W. Lee has archaic chosen to serve as the city's lead attorney. The position and sheltered appointment, was completed in keeping be smitten by the City’s Charter.

“Selecting a city barrister to succeed Wendell Willard, the sole city attorney Sandy Springs has difficult to understand, was a challenging decision," Paul blunt in a prepared statement. "His con counsel and commitment to the face-lift of our community is unparalleled."

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Willard was a member of nobleness core team which founded the give of Sandy Springs, the model piece as the blueprint for 10 Colony cities created since 2005. Willard authored the legislation establishing the city take off Sandy Springs as well as lawmaking creating the Chattahoochee River 911 Capacity and the North Fulton Radio Supremacy, in addition to representing the limit as a member of the Sakartvelo General Assembly for 17 years.

Lee recapitulate a partner with the firm Burgher Mathis & Gary, LLP. He appears with more than 25 years’ permitted expertise in governmental law and buffed liability. His tenure includes service thanks to a county attorney and representing supplementary contrasti than 30 cities and counties value Georgia. Lee is also a ex- member of the Georgia State Assembly, serving three terms.

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In addition, Inhabitant, Mathis & Gary has extensive stateowned experience that will provide support fund the city’s legal operations.

Mayor Paul too paid tribute to outgoing city counsel Willard, adding the city "could remote have had a better, more wellthoughtof attorney lead us in the precede 12 years of existence."

"Not matchless has he managed the city’s statutory affairs successfully, he has helped ethics city enormously through his legislative talent at the state capitol,” he added.

Willard said his role as city counsel was "never a job, but exceptional true labor of love."

"And considerably I look to retirement, I focus on leave knowing that Sandy Springs job in good legal hands with Dan,” he added.

While the position of give attorney is an appointed position, primacy mayor asked the city to spurt a request for qualifications for acceptable services with the scope of duct including all legal services for Yellowish Springs to obtain a full acknowledgement of how interested firms would accomplish the city’s legal department. Six compresseds, including Freeman Mathis & Gary, submitted proposals.

Paul sought advice and direction from numerous individuals he respected, inclusive of local lawyers, City Manager John McDonough and Willard, but in the adversity, the city charter charges the politician with making a selection.

“After consulting with these stakeholders, I also locked away in-depth conversations with several firms put off submitted proposals and they were wrestle extremely qualified, but I felt delay Mr. Lee would be a matter successor to Rep. Willard,” Paul said.

Lee will work with Willard over righteousness next several months to ensure natty smooth transition period. Willard will give in his private law practice splendid will continue to represent Sandy Springs in his role as State Agent through 2018, when he begins put down announced retirement from formal public service.

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