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Town manager says he didn’t authorize Riddick pay hike

Summary by Smithfield Times
Smithfield Town Manager Michael Stallings didn’t authorize or instruct Town Attorney William Riddick to increase the hourly rate his law firm charges taxpayers, Stallings told the Times on Aug. 22, breaking his weeklong silence on a question central to the growing controversy. Six of seven members who served on the Town Council in January 2024 have told the Times they were unaware of and didn’t authorize a 27% increase in Riddick & Pope, PC’s ho…
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Smithfield Times broke the news in on Friday, August 22, 2025.
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