I would like to have a discussion with my colleagues regarding amending the Gastesi & Associates contract to assign Assistant Town Attorney Lorenzo Cobiella full-time to the Town.

Assistant Town Attorney Cobiella currently works Wednesdays in Town Hall and I would like to extend it to 5 days a week. I've always believed that all of our charter officers should be assigned full-time to the Town.

If the Council is open to this change in the contract, then I would like to appoint a member of our Council to negotiate the change in the contract with Gastesi & Associates. Ideally, Mr. Cobiella will start full-time the same day as our new Town Manager which is February 4th.

Fiscal Impact: Large