At least one City of Venice councilmember is interested in a lawsuit against Form 6 changes, requiring politicians to fully disclose their finances

Good morning Mayor Pachota and Council Members:

I am forwarding the below email to you as an FYI of an opportunity to join the litigation that has been initiated against the new requirement for municipal elected officials to annually complete a Form 6 instead of Form 1. The law firm that has filed this lawsuit would: (1) require the adoption of a resolution in a form similar to the one attached; (2) seek a $10,000 flat fee payment from each municipal client for the litigation services; and (3) require waivers of conflicts of interest associated with the law firm’s representation of multiple municipal clients in this action.

While intriguing, I do not see a strong enough benefit to the City to recommend participation. If any of you wish to discuss this, please either contact me or request it be placed on an upcoming Council agenda. Thank you.