Currently deployed in Afghanistan, Arizona attorney Jon Paladini has been approved by the Prescott City Council to become city attorney.
Paladini, who is with the U.S. Army as a rule of law justice operations advisor, would begin his job in Prescott on Feb. 4.
The city had interviewed four applicants via video conferencing during an executive session on Dec. 10, and had conducted another closed-door meeting on Dec. 13 to discuss the applicants.