Government
Published October 29, 2026 4:44pm
One of the biggest tweaks the Colorado Springs City Council might make to the 2027 budget would give itself more money to bring in outside legal counsel.
The councilmembers discussed the adjustment during a markup session Thursday morning for the proposed 2027 budget . A majority of the councilmembers showed support for a proposal that would move $137,000 from the budget for the City Attorney’s Office to a fund the council oversees.
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The city would use the money to get second opinions on the city attorney’s views or legal evaluations when the city office was not available, council leadership said. However, several councilmembers saw the fund as a line of defense in cases where the council had significant legal disagreements with the Mayor’s Office.
“(If there’s a disagreement), we have to turn to some kind of legal opinion, and we end up using an attorney that’s hired by the mayor. Inherently, that’s a conflict of interest.…
