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Chapter 211
EXPERT WITNESSES
§ 211-1. Authority to retain witnesses. § 211-3. Quarterly report to be filed.
§ 211-2. Expenditures to be paid from
budget.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Broome County Legislature 4-25-1995 by Res. No. 95-223.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
§ 211-1. Authority to retain witnesses.
The Broome County Attorney shall have the authority to retain expert witnesses to testify on
behalf of Broome County, its agents, servants and employees, and to incur related litigation
expenses in all pending civil litigation without prior application for such authority to this
Legislature or to the Board of Acquisition and Contract in an amount not to exceed $20,000
for the period from the date this chapter shall become effective to and including July 31,
1995.
§ 211-2. Expenditures to be paid from budget.
Any amounts expended for such expert witness services shall be paid from budget line
390005.4736.101000 (Legal Charges and Fees).
§ 211-3. Quarterly report to be filed.
The Broome County Attorney shall file with the Clerk of this Legislature a confidential
quarterly report of the amounts so expended for such expert witness services including the
name and address of each expert witness, the amount paid and the title of the civil action for
which such service were required.
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