The Prosecuting Attorney is required by law to advise, attend to, bring, prosecute, or defend, as the case may be, all matters, actions, suits, and proceedings in which the county Board of Education is interested. He does not receive additional compensation for services provided the county Board of Education.
While the Prosecuting Attorney is by law the Board's primary attorney, the Board realized that the need will arise from time to time for the Board to have legal services in highly specialized fields such as bonding, constitutional law or labor law. The Board also realizes that the work load of the Preston County Prosecuting Attorney may prevent him from time to time from handling with dispatch routine legal matters for the Board of Education. Therefore, the Board may retain an additional attorney or attorneys for legal counsel as the need may arise.
LEGAL REFERENCE: West Virginia Code 7-4-1, 7-7-5, 18-5-13
Adopted: 1-24-83