Et Tu, Brute?
It has been reported that the Salt Lake County Council wants to hire retired Deputy District Attorney Karl Hendrickson to be the counsel's attorney and D.A. David Yocom has threatened to sue, claiming only the D.A.'s office can represent the council.
Here is the rest of the story:
When Republicans on the County Council got fed up with Yocom and claimed he was covering up a sexual harassment situation in the County Clerk's Office because it involved a fellow Democrat, they worked with legislators to run a bill that would give the council clear statutory authority to hire its own attorney.
The proposed legislation, which was to be sponsored by Republican Sen. Carlene Walker, caused apoplexy among Yocom and the Democrats on the council.
So who did Yocom dispatch to work with the council to fend off the bill? Karl Hendrickson, his then chief deputy.
Ultimately, the council Republicans backed off when a ''compromise'' was proposed, which basically put in place a system where the council and mayor could circumvent Yocom and get ''independent'' advice from an ''ombudsman'' type attorney in the DA's office.
Now, some of the Democrats who originally opposed the idea agree the council should have its own attorney, and it should be Hendrickson, one of the most respected local government attorneys in the state.
The council is pushing another bill on Capitol Hill to give it express statutory authority to hire an attorney.
The bill, which has not yet been introduced, is being referred to in the Republican-dominated Legislature as the ''poke'em Yocom'' bill and will be sponsored by Sen. Darin Peterson, R-Nephi.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
Here is the rest of the story:
When Republicans on the County Council got fed up with Yocom and claimed he was covering up a sexual harassment situation in the County Clerk's Office because it involved a fellow Democrat, they worked with legislators to run a bill that would give the council clear statutory authority to hire its own attorney.
The proposed legislation, which was to be sponsored by Republican Sen. Carlene Walker, caused apoplexy among Yocom and the Democrats on the council.
So who did Yocom dispatch to work with the council to fend off the bill? Karl Hendrickson, his then chief deputy.
Ultimately, the council Republicans backed off when a ''compromise'' was proposed, which basically put in place a system where the council and mayor could circumvent Yocom and get ''independent'' advice from an ''ombudsman'' type attorney in the DA's office.
Now, some of the Democrats who originally opposed the idea agree the council should have its own attorney, and it should be Hendrickson, one of the most respected local government attorneys in the state.
The council is pushing another bill on Capitol Hill to give it express statutory authority to hire an attorney.
The bill, which has not yet been introduced, is being referred to in the Republican-dominated Legislature as the ''poke'em Yocom'' bill and will be sponsored by Sen. Darin Peterson, R-Nephi.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
2:18 PM
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2 Comments:
Be careful what you wish for. Passing reactive laws can come back and bite you later.
I don't suppose the Salt Lake County Council members are going to pay their attorney out of their own pocket are they? Didn't think so. Just another of many ways to fleece County Tax Payers by these council members. By the way how many administrative assistants do the County Council have now?
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