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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED
8 9 - 2 ADOPTED
APPOINTING MCGUIRE, WOODS, BATTLE AND
BOOTHE AM SPECIAL COUNSEL
January 1~) ,1.~B9
January lQ, 1989
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg is periodically faced with litig~on involving Planning
Commi~mlon approval of subdivision plats and site plans, as well as engineering department approval of
construction drawings in the form of appeals to the Circuit Court, alleging arbitrary or capricious
decisions in the zdministration of the land development process; and
WHEREAS, the defense of the town in these actions is complex and requires specialized legal
experience and extensive legal resources not awil-hle through the town attorney's office; and
WHEREAM, the law firm of McGuire, Woods, Battle and Boothe is fAmiliAr with Leesburg land
development process, its ordinances and has successfully represented the town in the past:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg as follows:
The town msns~er is authorized to retain the firm of McGuire, Wood, Battle and Boothe as special
counsel to defend lawsuits filed so~alnst the town and its officials and employees, purmmnt to Section
15.1-475 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended.
PASSED this 10t.h day of January
Aq'I'EST:
'7
coun.,~.el
,1989.
Robert E. Sevila, Mayor
Town of Leesburg