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So Far, Onondaga County Has Paid $154,341 to Defend Pay Raise Lawsuit

The bill for a lawsuit over raises for county officials continues to grow. As of July 28, Onondaga County had paid $154,340.82 to outside lawyers to defend a lawsuit from another elected official. In January, County Comptroller Bob Antonacci sued 19 county officials over the raises approved last year.


Judge Allows Lawsuit Over County Officials’ Pay Raises to Move Forward

A judge today allowed a lawsuit over pay raises for county officials to move forward, despite efforts by attorneys to quash it. At a preliminary hearing, Judge Spencer Ludington denied motions by defense attorneys to dismiss the lawsuit as “non-justiciable.” The hearing was the first in a six-month-old lawsuit from County Comptroller Bob Antonacci.