Outspoken councillor costs own council $94,000 - in part down to a $12 parking ticket
The censure cost $14,000, including $11,000 in legal fees, but that bill rose after Cr Vandervis sought a judicial review. Hamish McNeilly/Stuff Councillor Lee Vandervis took legal action in the High Court over a council decision to censure him. That review in November, which upheld the council’s position, cost it $42,372, a figure which could climb further if the matter is taken to the Court of Appeal. The council also accrued costs of $25,841 after three councillors lodged a complaint about Vandervis after he pointed and yelled at deputy mayor Christine Garey after a city council meeti...
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