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Statement ofthe Issue Montgomery County Organizational Reform Commission Legal Services Virtually all of the County's tax-supported agencies - County government, Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the Housing Opportunities Commission are significant consumersofprofessionallegalservices. Theestimatedcombinedcostofthein-houselegal services for the five agencies in the current year is $13.1 million, which accounts for the equivalentof87workyears. Thereareadditionalcostsforcontractedlegalservicesofalmost $2 million. Discussion ofthe Issue and Recommendations The ORC appreciated the ready access it had to the County's legal staff during its sessions. We learned that there may be some potential to pool legal resources across County agencies, to reduce costs and to develop additional "in-house" capacities that could help to minimize contracting. y Therefore, the ORe recommends a two-part approach to reducing costs and gaining effICiencies and in-house expertise, with respect to legal services: 1) Montgomery Law Office Task Force. The Executive and Council should request that the heads of all County agencies designate their chief legal officers to participate on a six-month task force to develop a blueprint for creation of a consolidated Montgomery County Law Office. Under the creation of such an office, the legal expertise serving the County would be centrally located, with attorneys and other professionals primarily assigned to service the institutions from which they originally came, but also available to assist other branches on an as-needed basis. Naturally, "bright lines" or boundaries would need to be established to acknowledge and accommodate periodically conflicting interests, but we believe the potential benefits (e.g., combine administrative staffs, real estate consolidation) make it worth a full exploration to determine both feasibility and potential cost-savings. 2) Development of In-House Expertise. The agencies' chief legal officers should start to develop in-house legal expertise to replace the contract attorneys who have been used extensively to date. For example, when taking into account all compensation, including benefits, the average cost of a staff attorney in County government is approximately $60 per hour including benefits. Contracted legal services are substantially more costly, except for child welfare cases. We appreciate the importance of such services in certain cases, but to save money, County agencies should explore greater use of an in-house legal team when it makes good business sense. - 17PDF Image | Montgomery County Organizational Reform
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