City over budget in legal costs
It was just a matter of time before I wrote this story. It was all dependent on the receipt of Bonny Garcia's bills. What I still don't understand is what is the point of having a $30,000 a month cap if it doesn't include things like litigation?
ROSEMEAD - The city attorney is over his legal budget by $43,000, with six months remaining in the billing cycle, records show.
Rosemead City Attorney Bonifacio Garcia of Garcia, Calderon and Ruiz has charged the city $205,000 since July, the start of the fiscal year. The legal budget for the firm's services in 2007-08 is nearly $162,000.
Garcia did not return calls.
"That is outrageous," said Councilwoman Margaret Clark. "If we are overbudget, we are going to dip into our reserves. This is the wrong time to be overspending on anything."
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Why do you seem surprised at all this? It seems like this is how they have always done their business.. and the City, though it is trying can't do a darn thing to stop it!
Posted by: Anonymous | April 4, 2008 11:48 AM
Is Rosemead the only city with legal budget over run? I am curious to see the trend with other similar local cities. Or, is this the same way Garcia bill other clients?
Posted by: py | April 4, 2008 12:03 PM
The fleecing of Rosemead
Posted by: The Truth | April 25, 2008 3:40 PM