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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Ferguson's Accusations Are Refuted At Defamation Trial

The defamation trial of former Common Councillor John Ferguson has been told no key information about the early retirement programme was withheld from Common Council.
 
Former Finance Commissioner Andrew Beckett told the court there was alot of frustration at the Pension Board about Ferguson's accusations and he wasn't aware of any Pension Board trustee playing politics. 

The jury was shown a video of then City Manager Terry Totten calling Ferguson's numbers and conclusions incorrect. 

Totten tells Common Council the early retirefment programme saved the city over 5 million dollars and he was unaware of any claim for disability being approved without proper medical documentation or because someone didn't get along with their supervisor.