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be consulted regarding settlement. In turn, the Council must approve any <br /> monetary settlement in excess of$1,500. <br /> What is not acceptable is the reproduction, or other sharing (whether verbal or <br /> otherwise) of our opinions with the public, media, or any non-County entity. Even <br /> sharing our privileged communications with the State and Federal governments, <br /> when not authorized or mandated by law, may serve to compromise the privilege. <br /> Recommendations <br /> 1. Department heads and department heads alone should determine if and <br /> when to release information protected by the attorney-client privilege, as they are <br /> the primary policy-makers for their respective departments. Prior to releasing <br /> any privileged material, you should contact our office and discuss the matter with <br /> your assigned attorney. <br /> 2. Department heads should advise their subordinate employees of the <br /> contents of this memorandum, and develop necessary safeguards to protect <br /> against intentional and/or inadvertent disclosure of privileged material. Our <br /> attorneys will provide the necessary in-service training for your personnel if you <br /> desire and so request. Some recommended procedures are: <br /> • Segregating all communications received from Corporation Counsel <br /> and maintaining them in a separate confidential file. <br /> • Alternatively, segregating all communications received from <br /> Corporation Counsel and maintaining them in a portion of your files <br /> marked confidential. <br /> • These "communications" from Corporation Counsel include e-mail <br /> messages, as well as the notes of any verbal advice or representations <br /> made by our attorneys. E-mail messages should not be forwarded to <br /> any person outside of our County. Printed e-mail messages should be <br /> segregated and protected as confidential as any written, privileged <br /> communication. <br /> 3. The attorneys and staff of the Corporation Counsel zealously protect the <br /> attorney-client privilege. To this end, it is important for all department heads and <br /> their subordinate personnel to understand the candid, frank and complete <br /> sharing of information with representatives from our office is extremely critical for <br /> our attorneys to effectively and properly perform their duties. <br /> We appreciate the opportunity to serve your legal needs. If you have any <br /> questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me, or your assigned <br /> attorney. <br /> S: Departments/Corp Counsel/LSA Misc.Corresep./Memo re Privilege 8-7-03/LSAmr <br /> 4 <br />