“If both, or either side in a land use or zoning dispute threatens to sue the city, rule against the private citizens. It’s cheaper to pay their legal fees if you lose.
In almost all local government cases, the local government’s insurance company hires and pays the defense attorneys to defend the city or county. The local government doesn’t lose money on insured cases, the insurance company does.
What ethical government refuses to defend its own laws?“
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Both during the meeting last week and in conversations and posts since then, commissioners have uniformly and consistently mentioned that they wanted to avoid lengthy and costly litigation. While I admire the objective, I think it focuses on the wrong priority for the citizenry.
It seems quite likely that having proven that they can be bullied into a settlement that is bad for the county and that informed legal counsel said was premature and unnecessary, the County government has shown its cards: rattle a 7-figure sabre and we will fold.