Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing the county executive, with
the approval of the county council, from engaging the services for a temporary period
of any attorney or attorneys for legal work of an extraordinary nature when the work
to be done is of such character or magnitude as to require legal services in addition
to those provided by the regular staff of the Office of Law. Subject to available
appropriation, the county council by a resolution of a majority plus one of the total
number of council members established by this Charter, which shall not be subject
to executive veto, may employ attorneys or experts to assist and advise the county
council for purposes strictly limited to the exercise of its legislative and budget
enactment powers. Any attorney or attorneys so employed shall not prosecute law suits
by or against the county council or the county. An estimate of appropriation to carry
out the provisions of this section may be included by the county council in its current
expense budget. Such estimate shall be included in the current expense budget by the
county executive without change. In addition, the county council shall have the right
to initiate an appropriation from unexpended and unencumbered funds set aside for
contingencies in order to carry out the provisions of this section of the Charter.
