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City signs Holash to new contract

Oct 4, 2018 | 5:00 PM

The City of Prince Albert has filled one of its senior roles, signing current acting solicitor Mitch Holash to a new two-year contract.

Council voted to appoint Holash to the position, approving a contract that will run until Sept. 30, 2020. Holash had been acting city solicitor since July 2017.

Councillors asked for a recorded vote on the issue at a meeting earlier this week, with Mayor Greg Dionne and Councillors Ted Zurakowski, Blake Edwards, Dennis Ogrodnick, Don Cody and Evert Botha voting in favour. Representatives Charlene Miller, Terra Lennox-Zepp and Dennis Nowoselsky voted against the motion.

Edwards voiced concern over the contract, saying that hiring a private lawyer to handle civic matters won’t save taxpayers money, while Coun. Lennox-Zepp said private lawyers deal with a variety of files in their practice and likely wouldn’t be able to dedicate time only to civic matters.