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C. Charter , Article V - Research & Development 1. Section 5-1 . 3 - Compensation. Needs to be changed in relation to Article III. 2. Sections 5-2. 2 and 2 . 3 - Corporation Counsel. Corporation Counsel does serve the administration and Council ; there is no conflict with the confirmation process there. He mentioned that Council now has two attorneys on their own staff. 3 . Section 5-2. 5 - Special counsel . [See also page 430 ] Discussion took place on whether or not the Council should be able to appoint and fund an attorney of its own. Mr. Carpenter said if that were the case, Council attorney would be overriding the responsibility of the Corporation Counsel , the chief legal adviser of the County, because special counsel would not be subordinate to Corporation Counsel. Mr. Greenwell suggested a special counsel could be there merely in an advisory capacity. 4 . Chapters 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 . Corporation Counsel , Finance Department , Planning Depart- ment , and Research & Development Department are under the direction operation of the mayor ' s office, but the Council confirms them. Mr. Carpenter suggested that the Research & Development Department had the reputation of serving the mayor ' s office, but that was not the case. And presently, Council is considering removing the deputy director of the department . Finance is the department that needs a deputy director. D. Article VI - M.D. , Public Works , Parks , Fire 1. Chapters 2 , 3 and 4 . He suggested that Parks , Public Works and Fire no longer 8. Remove Parks, require confirmation because they are staff P.W. and Fire departments . from confirma- tion requirements. E. Article VII - Civil Service, Police, Liquor 1. Section 7-1 . 5 - Compensation. Needs to be changed in relation to Article II. 432