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06/26/2007: "Council Hires Attorney As Clerk"

The County Council has hired a new County Council Clerk, who just happens to also be a lawyer. Laura Tuttle has been hired to replace Carolyn Morrison, who recently resigned to accept a new job outside of county government.

The Council had advertised both within county government, and outside, and went into executive session to discuss the applicants that made the final list, then held a vote in open session to offer the job to Tuttle.

Tuttle has been attending meetings, observing and taking notes, but will not officially come to work until early July. Although an attorney, Tuttle’s job will not call on her to do legal work, but her training should be an asset to the Council in so far that much of what she will do requires a knowledge of the legal requirements for council actions and procedures. Tuttle is not from San Juan County.