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Town of Stratford, CT
Fairfield County
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[Adopted 4-10-1995 by Ord. No. 94-15]
Inasmuch as the Charter of the Town of Stratford designates the Town Attorney as the chief legal advisor of all offices, departments and agencies of the Town and of officers and employees of the Town in matters relating to their official powers and duties, no attorney or other entity, other than the Town Attorney, Assistant Town Attorneys or attorneys or entities designated by the Town Attorney in specific instances, shall be compensated by the Town for the provision of services or costs expended on behalf of any such department, agency, office, board, commission, committee, officer or employee, unless one of the following criteria exists:
A. 
The Town Attorney has declared that a conflict of interest exists which would render the Town Attorney's office unable to provide representation.
B. 
The authority to retain legal counsel has been separately conferred upon such department, agency, board, commission, officer or employee by an act of the Council or by the Connecticut General Statutes.
C. 
Such department, agency, board, commission, officer or employee has notified the Council, in writing, of the need for separate and independent counsel, the reason that such separate representation is necessary, the expected duration of said services and the anticipated fees and costs of the same, and such request has been approved by the Council.