In a special called meeting on Wednesday, the Henderson City Council approved retaining a Raleigh law firm to provide legal counsel in the absence of a city attorney.
When the Council reconvened following a closed session, Council member Sara Coffey made the motion, seconded by Council Member Tami Walker, to retain the services of Hartzog Law Group.
In making the motion, Coffey said, “After careful consideration, talking with everyone, that we go ahead and retain the law firm of Hartzog to represent the city and get this taken care of so that we will have a law firm on hand when we need them, as we need them.”
The vote was 5-1, with Council member Sam Seifert casting the “no” vote.
Council members Garry Daeke and Lamont Noel were not present.
The city has been without an attorney since Sept. 9, when City Manager/City Attorney Hassan T. Kingsberry’s resignation was accepted by the City Council.
According to information on its website, Hartzog Law Group specializes in employment law, municipal law and education law.
