SB27 HFAT SHOTT 3-3

            Delegate Shott moves to amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. 27 - - “A BILL to amend and reenact §7-5-24 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §11A-2-2 of said code, all relating to permitting county commissions to hire outside attorneys to prosecute actions or defend the county’s interest in any proceeding before any United States Bankruptcy Court; providing for outside attorney to be reimbursed for actual expenses directly incurred in the representation; providing that engagements of outside counsel be in writing; requiring that hourly engagements with outside attorneys contain a cumulative cap of any hourly fees charged on a per-case basis; requiring that contingency fee agreements with outside attorneys contain a percentage cap on money or things of value recovered; and requiring attorney fees or costs be paid prior to distribution to taxing units.”