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Honorable Mary Margaret Haugen State Senator, District 10 435 John A. Cherberg Building PO Box 40482 Olympia, Washington 98504-0482

Dear Senator Haugen:

By letter previously acknowledged, you requested our opinion on three questions we paraphrase as follows:

1. Under RCW 35A.12.020, in a mayor-council code city does the city council have sole authority to select a private law firm to provide legal services to the city by contract?

2. If the city council has the sole authority to enter a contract with a law firm, may the contract for professional services state that the city's attorney will serve…