Sunday, September 25, 2022

San Simeon CSD votes not to pay its attorney

San Simeon Community Services District won't pay its attorney until he provides unedited billing statements, CalCoast News reported.

San Simeon quick facts:
  • At a San Simeon Community Services District meeting on Tuesday, the directors voted unanimously not to pay their attorney firm because attorney Jeffrey Minnery is refusing to provide them unredacted bills.
  • During the past two monthly meetings, the San Simeon board voted not to pay the legal form of Adamski Moroski Madden Cumberland & Green until they provide unredacted bills to board members.
  • Minnery is the attorney for 11 districts, and in the past members of the public have asked to review unredacted bills, a request Minnery has denied.
  • In July, with the district battling several legal threats, the bill was $11,655.In comparison, San Miguel, a community of 2,536 residents allows all board members to review unredacted attorney bills.
  • In July, with San Miguel also battling several legal threats, the bill was $10,287.In the past, an attorney for Los Osos Community Services District was terminated after it was discovered he was padding his bills, according to former director Julie Tacker.
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