In collaboration with Jimmy Oldsun, NDRIRSRWRAFTC & Editor
A letter from Attorney Ivan L. Schraeder of the Lowenbaum Law Firm and dated 4/2/2010 was read in open session at this past Thursday's meeting of the Gasconade County Commission.
The letter was address as follows:
Mr. Ron Jost, Presiding Commissioner
County Commission
Gasconade County
119 E. 1st Street
County Courthouse
Hermann, MO 65041-1185
The subject of the letter was referenced as follows:
Re: Official Capacity - County Legal Expenses, Lackman v. Jost, et al
The body of the letter read as follows:
Dear Commissioners:
Now that the Lackman lawsuit against the County has become FINAL and the Trial Court's order reversed, the Trial Court's order prohibiting payment by the County of the costs of litigation has also been reversed. This raised the question as to whether the County can reimburse Associate Commissioner Lairmore and former Associate Commissioner Aubuchon for their legal expenses and attorney fees incurred in the defense of their respective positions in their official capacity as Commissioners of Gasconade County. Inasmuch as the defense of the action was for activities that each of these Commissioners engaged in their official capacity, the County should reimburse each of them for the legal expenses and attorney fees incurred in defending the litigation in their official capacity.
Each of them should provide copies of the bills paid by them to the County Commission for reimbursement immediately. Upon presentation of their legal bills, the reimbursement should be made.
Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Ivan L. Schraeder
Stay tuned! The plot is thickening!
At this time Hermann Hearsay is choosing to withhold comment until Jimmy and I can investigate the matter more fully.
The only things which are clear to Hermann Hearsay and which we are prepared to report to our readers at this time are:
1. Defendants in the commissioner salary overpayment lawsuit which was settled some time ago, namely Associate Commissioner Jerry Lairmore and former Associate Commissioner Max Aubuchon, are apparently not satisfied to "leave a sleeping dog lie". Through their attorney, Mr. Schraeder, they are seeking reimbursement of their legal expenses and attorney fees from Gasconade County rather than seeking such reimbursement from the Plaintiffs in the lawsuit against them, 'Sandra Lackman, Matt Penning et al'.
2. Defendants Lairmore and Aubuchon, by and through their attorney Mr. Schraeder, are about to reignite another bittter round of acrimony between the county's three sitting commissioners. Lairmore and Aubuchon have consciously made their choice to procede in this way. We shall now see how far they get with this attempt to get the taxpayers of Gasconade County to pay their legal expenses and attorney fees. We will see how the taxpayers of the county respond.
When Jimmy and I have more to report on this developing matter, we will bring it to ALL of our readers. Unlike our competition over at CNL, we will make our findings and discoveries immediately available to ALL readers. We won't make you PAY for a subscription here at HH to get the important information you need as a taxpaying citizen of this county. Doing so would just be plain un-American!
Clark Kant
Editor In Chief
Jimmy Oldsun
NDRIRSRWRAFTC & Editor
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