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Davis calls for public accounting of Town's lawsuit against citizen Halton Hills has spent $25,000 in as well. defending its reputation. Earlier this year, a judge ruled that An accounting of a lawsuit that the no government may bring an action of Town initiated against a citizen was defamation against an individual and presented in a report to council recentthe Town was ordered to pay $5,000 ly. Ward 3 Councillor Mike Davis in costs to Kerouac. requested its preparation. The Town's law firm, Helson, In 2005, the Town of Halton Hills Kogon, Ashbee, Schaljo & Associates' launched a defamation lawsuit against legal bill is $20,000 and the lawsuit on Acton citizen Al Kerouac, who oper- MIKE DAVIS behalf of Alyman is on-going. Davis said it was important to get ates a website that purports to be a the costs involved into the public news organization. An "article" on the site referred to Director of Recreation and Parks record, and requested that another report come Terry Alyman as a "corrupt" civil servant. The to council once the second legal action is comTown also initiated a suit on behalf of Alyman pleted.