MEETING DATE: 11/5/2019
DEPARTMENT: COUNTY COUNSEL
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Barbara Thompson
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Barbara Thompson
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 160
SUBJECT:
COUNTY COUNSEL'S OFFICE - B. THOMPSON
Discuss and provide direction to staff regarding scope of conflict of interest advice to be provided by the County Counsel's Office.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 160
AGENDA SECTION:
REGULAR AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
County Counsel's office has conducted an unofficial survey of County Counsel offices regarding conflict of interest advice, and would like Board direction regarding scope of legal services to be provided in this area. A presentation will be provided at the meeting, but will discuss:
* Whether the Office should provide conflict of interest advice
* Whether such advice should be capped at a limit per legal issue raised
If the Office provides such advice, no attorney client relationship is created between the official or employee and the County Counsel's office, as the Client would remain the County of San Benito. Therefore, the information would not be subject to confidentiality provisions that normally would be part of the attorney-client relationship.
BUDGETED: