No New Legal Action

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Asking About Remuneration":

EVELYN THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY DUE TO ' TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES '. THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING HAS BEEN PUT UP. WHAT IS GOING ON? IS THE TOWN BEING SUED ?

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If the statement says the minutes of the last council meeting will not be released until next Tuesday because of technical difficulties,  it is entirely likely the minutes of the last council meeting will not be released until next Tuesday because of technical difficulties.

 I probably could not say if the Town was being sued but I  probably can say the town is not being sued.Not that I know or need to know about.

The question I raised  on Tuesday about the agenda item of  an in-camera discussion, related to Council authority to waive confidentiality, on the part of two town officials who may be called to testify, in the matter of a Charge of Conflict of Interest  filed against former Mayor Phyllis Morris, in the matter of whether or not she participated in  discussion and vote on retaining legal counsel on her own behalf, at town expense,  to sue three citizens  for  negative comments, made against her by  anonymous posters

The suit was for 6 million dollars to be paid to her benefit . Two opportunities to sign undertakings to compensate the town for legal costs, should the suit be successful were missed.

The in-camera meeting was held on September 14th 2010. The election campaign had already begun. The motion prepared prior to the meeting, instructed the town solicitor to take" whatever action was necessary" to resolve the situation.

Litigation was commenced  without  further  involvement of council.

Two  residents sued have received a payment for part of the legal costs. They are  litigating for the remainder which I understand is in an  amount of $70,000. or thereabouts.

The town paid bills in an amount of $55,500 for the solicitor retained by the former Mayor and $8,300 for a solicitor retained by the current council to review the matter and advise whether or not we should pay the legal  invoices. The solicitor retained advised we should pay the bills of the other solicitor retained.

I am suing the  Banner, the former Mayor and five others. That is not a new action. It is believed their fees are being indemnified by the town's insurance company

They are not being sued as Councillors. But they are being sued as a result of legal action taken against me at  base cost of $70,000. of public resources  in 2009.There were  ancillary costs as well.

My suit cites abuse of public resources among other things.Details are a matter of public record registered  in the court  at Newmarket..

That's all I know about legal proceedings currently afoot. None of it  related to  town business. All of it to do with abuse of one sort or another.

None of it new.