As we know the Palazzolo case involves the original suit from the firing and then to add the Dansby debacle and finally the TOMA suit due to the board not approving in open session the appeal for the original suit. So that means that lawyers have to be hired to provide the district with guidance but in all... the costs keep rising.
Some will say well it can't be 5 million but as long as it runs it will end up being more than what the original jury deliberation was and the district has dug in at taxpayer expense. Remember when they asked for 4.5 million for the budget, well because of all the suits.
What is also ironic is that the district continues to withhold information related to who and how much they are paying for cases not only Palazzolo. Requests have been made using FOIA and the district has yet to release the information even when the attorney general has indicated what they can withhold and the rest they need to release. Also we thought that TASB lawyers were handling the cases and the recent letter by a firm from San Antonio raises questions about when they decided to get more attorneys if TASB was their chosen firm and the apparent contract that has expired and now are running on fumes.
We also included a summary of judgement to get the show on the road with all of these lawsuits. You can read all documents below.
So President Ramos while you attend your self-invited coronation, do put that on your list of things to take care of and end once and for all. You can't celebrate when things continue to be as they are..if you truly are serious about working and making changes, then show it. Talk is cheap.. we've got plenty of that going around.
