For hire, if you can afford it
After deciding on how to go with building the $115 million jail in Tuesday's work session (read the sidebar to the story), Commissioner Billy Yow asked how much the two Raleigh attorneys were billing to help with the policy.
They were the experts in the construction manager at-risk method that the county appears ready to use for building the jail. For their services, they were handsomely paid: Bill Gammon charged $350/hr; Robert Meynardie bills $340/hr.
"I would like to remind you that they’re on the clock," Commissioner Paul Gibson said upon hearing that.
After the meeting 'Scoop grabbed one of the attorneys to ask a few details about the building method. And to see how we could pull down $350 an hour oursleves.
But we couldn't get them for long enough to get that big-money question answered.
"Just invoice the News & Record for this interview," joked County Attorney Sharron Kurtz. Of course, Guilford County is picking up the cost of all actions by both attorneys.
Hey, we pay taxes here, too. So the interview ended shortly after. And we got all the info we needed.
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