New Fountain Hills Council Member Gayle Earle reviewed the town’s finances after assuming office this year, and discovered that the town may have unnecessarily overpaid $321,154 to their town counsel, Pierce Coleman PLLC by not doing their “due diligence.”
When she brought up her concerns, instead of addressing them, the firm canceled its contract. However, there was a vote in executive session to retain the firm for an additional 60 days.
Earle told The Arizona Sun Times that when she looked over the town’s contract with Pierce Coleman, she discovered that it had not been reviewed in 65 months despite requiring annual reviews.
“I don’t think we did our due diligence by failing to review this contract as required, and perhaps a flat rate contract isn’t the best deal for the town,” Earle explained.
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