City Council President Sam Newby has agreed to extend the deadline to Thursday for a potentially momentous legal opinion on whether Sheriff Mike Williams vacated that office when he moved a year ago to Nassau County.
Newby had set a deadline by close of business Wednesday for General Counsel Jason Teal to issue his opinion. At Teal's request, Newby agreed to move the deadline to 2 p.m. Thursday.
"I want to get it right," Newby said, adding it's only a few hours more and will be the final deadline.
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