By year’s end the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund and the city of Jacksonville will have spent at least $1.82 million in taxpayer money after being sued over public records- and meetings-laws violations. The city has been sued twice and the pension fund four times since 2010. Throw in the 2,406.2 billable hours that attorneys for the city have expended defending its cases, and the total value of not following the state laws is more like $2.16 million. read more
Stories Related to Open Government Lawsuits Against City, Pension Fund Cost Taxpayers More Than $2 Million
Eileen Kelley, Jacksonville Times-Union
Sat, 07/30/2016 - 7:25pm
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Topics: Florida Duval County Jacksonville
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