Gibsonville’s board of aldermen this week hired its new town attorney, Robert “Bob” Giles, filling the vacancy left at the end of 2020 by the town’s former attorney of three decades, Doug Hoy.
The sole applicant for the position — town manager Ben Baxley sent out requests for qualifications to 15 area attorneys — Giles was interviewed on February 15 by the board in a 10-minute closed session.
This week, alderman Ken Pleasants motioned to hire the Graham-based attorney, with mayor pro tem Mark Shepherd offering a second and the board giving its unanimous approval.
Giles will be paid a rate of $160 per hour, with a paralegal rate of $80 per hour.
In his application for the position, the attorney noted that he has been practicing law since 2002 and has a “high level of experience” in municipal law from providing services to the towns of Elon and Ossipee in the past. That experience includes advising governing boards on personnel and employment issues, nuisance issues, challenges to town ordinances and rulings, and taking cases to court on behalf of the towns.
Following his hiring Monday night, Giles told the board, “I look forward to working with the town of Gibsonville for many years.”
Other recent Gibsonville news coverage from The Alamance News/alamancenews.com:
Alamance News publisher insists that aldermen’s deliberations on hiring an attorney should be done in open session. They disagree and proceed to 10-minute closed-door interview (February 18 edition): https://alamancenews.com/over-publishers-objection-that-deliberations-should-be-public-aldermen-go-behind-closed-doors-to-interview-potential-new-attorney-for-10-minutes/
Developer wants to increase density of townhouse development – adding 26 units to 55-unit project; aldermen to ponder (March 4 edition): https://alamancenews.com/developer-asks-gibsonville-board-to-allow-26-more-units-in-townhome-development-previously-approved-for-55/
Aldermen give Gibsonville school developer final deadline – for the fourth time (February 18 edition): https://alamancenews.com/gibsonville-aldermen-give-developer-another-4th-final-deadline-for-school-renovation/
