Breakdown of court costs for death-row dog 'Jimbo'
Thomas Pietkiewicz made this Official Information request to Hamilton City Council
The request was successful.
From: Thomas Pietkiewicz
Dear Hamilton City Council,
Could you please provide me with a comprehensive breakdown of the court costs incurred for the death-row dog 'Jimbo'?
The owner is Carolyn Kin and here is the related news article http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/articl....
The court costs have been stated as $67,503, but I would like a full break down, as ratepayers money have been used.
Yours faithfully,
Thomas Pietkiewicz
From: Telephone Operators
Hamilton City Council
Good morning Thomas
I have forwarded your email on to South Waikato District Council as the dog is in their area.
[email address].
Thank you
Gail
(Teleops)
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From: Sharon Robinson
I am in receipt of a request for information which was sent to HCC – the
case you refer to is within the South Waikato District – please confirm
request
Sharon Robinson
Group Manager - Environment
Executive Group
South Waikato District Council
Torphin Crescent
Tokoroa 3420
Telephone: 078850765 / Fax: 078850719 / [mobile number]
www.southwaikato.govt.nz
Our VISION: Healthy people thriving in a safe, vibrant and sustainable
community
From: Thomas Pietkiewicz
Dear Sharon Robinson,
This is my confirmation of request for information. Thank-you.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas Pietkiewicz
From: Kerry Fabrie
Good afternoon Mr Pietkiewicz
I am Council's Communications Manager and will be pulling together the information you require; however my apologies for the delay. Due to staff leave and absence; I have been unable to action this, however I hope to have the breakdown for you early next week.
You are welcome to contact me on 07 885 0720 if you wish to.
Kind regards
Kerry
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From: Thomas Pietkiewicz
Dear Kerry Fabrie,
Thank-you. Do you have a definitive date?
Yours sincerely,
Thomas Pietkiewicz
From: Kerry Fabrie
Morning Thomas
I'm aiming for Wednesday; but will advise again if I am struggling to achieve that, hoping not tho'. Apologies again for the delay.
Kerry
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From: Thomas Pietkiewicz
Dear Kerry Fabrie,
Could you please let me know the status of this request? By law, I should have received a response by 9 November 2012.
Thank-you.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas Pietkiewicz
From: Kerry Fabrie
Good morning Mr Pietkiewicz; thank you for your patience on this. I am aware of the 20 days around the official information request; as I am (very) aware I am now falling outside of this. I need assistance with the invoices (they are not itemised) from the relevant staff and they are on leave so I am struggling to sort this one.
I have now set up a meeting with another person who I am hoping can help analyse the invoices with me so that I can generate a response.
Please be assured that I am conscious that we are outside our response time; and do appreciate your patience.
My meeting is tomorrow and I will pull it all together straight after.
Again, thank you.
Kind regards
Kerry
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From: Kerry Fabrie
Good morning Mr PietKiewicz
In response to your query regarding the legal costs, the total amount to
date is: $67,503.09.
This can be divided into:
· Council's defence preparation to Ms King's initial appeal for
Council impounding the dog – District Court
· The prosecution case of Ms King – District Court
· The prosecution case of Mr Te Whata –District Court (this case
was withdrawn when Mr Te Whata signed handover)
· Ms King's second appeal – High Court
The invoices on record unfortunately do not detail this breakdown. We can
obtain a breakdown from our lawyers however there will be a charge for
this work; and we would need to recover this charge from yourself.
Kindly advise if you require us to obtain a breakdown.
Kind regards
Kerry
Kerry Fabrie
Communications Manager
Executive Group
South Waikato District Council
Torphin Crescent
Tokoroa 3420
Telephone: 078850720 / Fax: 078850718 / [mobile number]
www.southwaikato.govt.nz
Our VISION: Healthy people thriving in a safe, vibrant and sustainable
community
From: Sharon Robinson
From: Sharon Robinson
Sent: Friday, 30 August 2013 11:43 a.m.
To: Environment Group Section Heads
Subject: Leadership Training available
Importance: High
Hi all
Please take a look at the link and let me/Murray know if you are
interested ASAP
Short timeframe due to Murrays win
From: Murray McAlister
Sent: Friday, 30 August 2013 11:08 a.m.
To: Executive Team
Subject: Leadership
Sorry - I should have flicked you this again - you may want to send it to
potential candidates. I really need an almost immediate response
now…sorry and thanks in anticipation.
I had the good fortune to have a business card drawn by the Blanchard
International (NZ) Expo stand at Conference. They are Leadership and
Organisational Development Consultants. As a result, I have scored a
place on their two-day (Auckland) workshop on 9/10 September - Situational
Leadership II (SLII). It's worth $2,350 + GST!
It doesn't have to be me who attends and I don't think I can. It would be
a real shame if we didn't take advantage and I would love to hear who you
think would benefit - including of course ET members! I have some
details in my office, but also have a look (soon) on
[1]www.blanchard.co.nz.
Sharon Robinson
Group Manager - Environment
Executive Group
South Waikato District Council
Torphin Crescent
Tokoroa 3420
Telephone: 078850765 / Fax: 078850719 / [mobile number]
www.southwaikato.govt.nz
Our VISION: Healthy people thriving in a safe, vibrant and sustainable
community
Elections - 12 October - You have to ENROL to vote - visit
[2]www.elections.org.nz
References
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1. http://www.blanchard.co.nz/
2. http://www.elections.org.nz/
Katherine Raue left an annotation ()
Thanks to Thomas Pietkiewicz and Kylie Fowler for their attention to this matter - this request was NOT successful - the requester was FOBBED OFF! Ratepayers are ENTITLED to know how their money is spent and this is an example of an unlawful refusal to provide the information and indication of a very sloppy work culture - over a year after Thomas made this request it appears that NO attempt has been made to review this outrageous legal bill whatsoever! Accordingly I have requested a breakdown myself and copies of all legal advice received because it is clear that the lawyers and Council staff involved in this matter SHOULD BE SACKED!!!
My request is at this link, and you can see the abrupt about turn from the incompetent woman who sent the training email Kylie refers to - DO NOT ACCEPT LIES AND EVASIVE RESPONSES!!! Do what I did and INSIST on the information being provided because WE PAY FOR THIS INCOMPETENCE AND CORRUPTION AND WE ARE ENTITLED TO THIS INFORMATION!!! Kerry Fabrie of the Council knows this perfectly well and should be sacked for laziness and dishonesty! Increasingly people are being hired for jobs in the public sector based on their ability to lie and fob people off! My request is at this link and you can clearly see that we should NOT be accepting lies and excuses - we pay these people's wages and this is a great big gravy train where lawyers and public servants fill their pockets and laugh all the way to the bank!
https://fyi.org.nz/request/1287-request-...
Katherine Raue left an annotation ()
The amount is in excess of $100,000.00 and the legal bills are at this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Evc9g...
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Kylie Fowler left an annotation ()
Why is the 'response' a Leadership Training email?
Link to this