Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Legal Budget topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Resident asks for a standing agenda line for legal expenses in union lawsuit; counsel reads a figure into the record
Summary
A resident asked the board to include a line item in future agendas that would show cumulative legal expenses defending the board in a lawsuit with the union; board counsel read a numerical figure into the record in response, which was not clarified further during the meeting.
During the public-comment period, David Wyatt of P.O. Box 513 asked the board to provide a regular line-item in the agenda that would report cumulative legal expenses incurred defending the lawsuit with the union. "What are the total expenses that we've expended to this point for the, defending the lawsuit versus the union?" Wyatt asked, and he suggested a dedicated line item so members and the public can monitor that expense.
Board counsel responded by reading a number into the record. "The number is 178597020, which I believe is through year end," counsel said. The board did not further clarify the figure's punctuation or units during the meeting; a member thanked counsel for the response and the discussion moved on. Wyatt's request that the board track the expense as a separate line item was not acted on at this meeting but was placed on the record for future consideration.
