Members of the Dawson County Board of Commissioners are currently weighing their options for legal representation in the absence of an in-house attorney. After former County Attorney Lynn Frey’s resignation in December, the board contracted with Cumming firm Jarrard & Davis, which also represents the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, to serve as interim representation for a period of 60 days. Commissioners discussed extending the contract with the Cumming firm as well as the benefits of contracting with a firm as opposed to hiring another in-house attorney during Thursday afternoon’s work session. Purchasing Director Melissa Hawk asked the board to allocate a budget in order to pay Jarrard & Davis for work performed over the 60 day period, because County Manager David Headley only has approval to spend up to $25,000 in expenses that were not previously budgeted. “We’re nowhere near this $25,000 now, but there’s multiple attorneys working on multiple things and it could come in pretty quickly at one time, and I just want to get us ready for that,” she said.