Post by Logan on Jul 5, 2016 23:03:09 GMT -6
Dane County ordered to pay towns associations legal bill over opt out lawsuit
Dane County is on the hook for nearly $11,000 in legal fees and County Executive Joe Parisi is without a determination after a judge threw out his lawsuit against the local towns association over who gets the tax levy if its members withdraw from shared zoning authority under a controversial new law.
Parisi’s office submitted the lawsuit in March, alleging that the Dane County Towns Association incorrectly communicated to its members that a portion of the county’s tax levy used for zoning could be shifted to towns.
The lawsuit was officially dismissed in a June 29 decision because it was filed without prior consent from the County Board. Supervisors rejected a resolution authorizing the lawsuit 18-16 at their May 5 meeting.
In his decision, Dane County Circuit Judge John Markson questioned why the lawsuit was filed without board approval in the first place and ordered the county to pay $10,757.50 to cover the Dane County Towns Association’s legal expenses.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/dane-county-ordered-to-pay-towns-associations-legal-bill-over/article_2ea35863-d929-5cc4-947b-187b0c98d0c2.html
Dane County is on the hook for nearly $11,000 in legal fees and County Executive Joe Parisi is without a determination after a judge threw out his lawsuit against the local towns association over who gets the tax levy if its members withdraw from shared zoning authority under a controversial new law.
Parisi’s office submitted the lawsuit in March, alleging that the Dane County Towns Association incorrectly communicated to its members that a portion of the county’s tax levy used for zoning could be shifted to towns.
The lawsuit was officially dismissed in a June 29 decision because it was filed without prior consent from the County Board. Supervisors rejected a resolution authorizing the lawsuit 18-16 at their May 5 meeting.
In his decision, Dane County Circuit Judge John Markson questioned why the lawsuit was filed without board approval in the first place and ordered the county to pay $10,757.50 to cover the Dane County Towns Association’s legal expenses.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/dane-county-ordered-to-pay-towns-associations-legal-bill-over/article_2ea35863-d929-5cc4-947b-187b0c98d0c2.html