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Home My WebLink About2001 09 24 Regular K Unpaid Bill COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM K Consent Informational Public Hearing Regular X September 24, 200 I Regular Meeting ~~~ Mgr.~ / 1) pt. Authorization REQUEST: Commissioner Robert S. Miller is requesting the City Commission consider the unpaid bill of$1278.21 requested of Mayor Paul P. Partyka in an invoice from the City of Winter Springs dated November 16, 1999 and approved by the City Commission on November 29,1999. PURPOSE: The City Commission is being requested to consider whether Mayor Paul P. Partyka should pay the currently unpaid bill of$1278.21. On November 29,1999, the City Commission requested that this be paid. CONSIDERATIONS: City Manager Ronald W. McLemore forwarded a Memorandum to Mayor Paul P. Partyka on November 29, 1999 regarding this reimbursement. As stated in the Memorandum, "The invoice represents the current costs that past City Attorney Robert Guthrie opined were eligible cost for the city to recover from the city's $40,641.62 defense cost." CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING - SEPTEMBER 24, 2001 REGULAR AGENDA ITEM UK" PAGE 2 OF 2 RECOMMENDATION: A suitable recommendation might be: "That not later than Friday, September 28, 2001, Mayor Paul P. Partyka reimburse the Finance Department of Winter Springs for the invoiced amount of $1,278.21 for his portion of taxpayers funds spent to defend the City of Winter Springs against his law suit regarding his unilateral right to fire the City Attorney any time he chose. Furthermore, that if Mayor Partyka does not pay this amount by September 28, 2001, that it be automatically deducted from all future Mayoral salary until the amount is repaid in full." ATTACHMENT: A. A copy of a letter dated September 19, 2001 to City Manager Ronald W. McLemore from Commissioner Miller, and enclosures. COMMISSION ACTION: ATTACHMENT "A" September 19, 2001 To: Ron MacLemore, City Manager, Winter Springs Subject: Mayor Partyka's 22 month old unsettled $1,278,21 legal bill. Request you place the following item on the City Commisions Agenda of September 24, 2001 as a Regular or Consent item. The August 2001 issue of Tuscawilla Today, reminded taxpayers that Mayor Partyka frivolously involved the City of Winter Springs in two frivolous law suits, both of which he lost. The two law suits cost taxpayers over $100,000.00. "Can we continue to absorb such large sums of money," for Mayor Partyka's continuing escapades the August article asked? This raises another question? The Mayor's still unpaid reimbursement to the City of Winter Springs of $1,278.21 for the first of the above suits he lost. Twenty two months ago, in November 1999, this Commission asked the City Attorney to determine what portion of the City's total outlay of $40,000 of taxpayers money to defend the City Charter against Mayor Partyka's senseless attack should be determined so that he could settle his obligation. The City attorney informed this Commission on November 16, 1999, that Mayor Partyka should reimburse the city treasury for $1,278.21. The City Commission on November 29, 1999 instructed the City Manager to obtain reimbursement of the $1,278.21 from the Mayor. Seven months later in June 2000, and this Commission demanded to know why Mayor Partyka had still not paid? He dismissed the inquiry by responding that the invoice was with his attorney. Today, twenty two months Mayor Partyka's obligation is still unsettled. As Mayor of Winter Springs, he must strive to adhere to the highest ethical standards expected of those who serve this office, and not the lowest common denominator. The people of Winter Springs are annoyed that he has still not settled his unpaid debt to the City. Taxpayers are also upset that the City Manager has not brought this matter to the Commissions attention a long time ago. I am therefore asking this Commission to support the following motion: "That not later than Friday, September 28, 2001, Mayor Paul P. Parytka reimburse the Finance Department of Winter Springs for the invoiced amount of $1,278,21. for his portion of taxpayers funds spend to defend the City of Winter Springs against his law suit regarding his unilateral right to fire the City Attorney any time he chose. Furthermore, that if Mayor artyka does not pay this amount by September 28, 2001, that it be utomatically deducted from all future Mayoral salary until the amount is repaid in full." ~. ;' .' . W / ~ obert S. Miller. Commissioner, District 1 City of Winter Springs Encl: Memorandum November 29, 1999 and invoice for $1,278.21 Cys: City Commission, Mayor, City Attorney. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA Ronald W. Mclemore City Manager 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434 WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA 32708-2799 Telephone (407) 327-1800 MEMORANDUM To: Paul P. Partyka, Mayor R~ Prom: Ronald W. McLemore, City Manager Date: ~ovember29,1999 Re: Legal Cost Reimbursement .... ~ As directed by the City Commission I am providing you with an invoice for reimbursement of the city cost associated with the city's defense of the lawsuit between you and the City Commission in the amount of$l, 278.21. The invoice represents the current costs that past City Attorney Robert Guthrie opined were eligible cost for the city to recover from the city's $40,641.62 defense cost Ijp cc: Commission Attachment U:\Docs\Word\Memos\NOV99\Mayor Legal Cost .doc (7""' CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434 WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32708-2799 Telephone (407) 327-1800 INVOICE November 16, 1999 Billed to: Paul P. Partyka 684 Oswego Court Winter Springs, FI 32708 Costs assessable against losing party in Court Appeal - Mayor v. City Commission Costs assessable at the appeal level: Appellate filing fee Appellate Clerk's fee Certified Copy Cost Court filing fee T elecopier charges Photocopies $ 250.00 67.00 8.00 65.10 378.96 509.15 TOTAL $1.278.21 Please make check payable to: City of Winter Springs