SCHENECTADY — City taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $50,000 in attorneys’ fees as a result of the legal battle between the mayor and city council members over the appointment last year of Justin Chaires to the governing body.
Mayor Gary McCarthy said earlier this week that the legal fees the city was charged totaled $17,900. John Liguori, an experienced lawyer, argued the case after it was initially handled in-house by the city legal department.
The legal tab for the council, which was represented by Norah Murphy, a veteran attorney, in the civil action initiated by the mayor was $31,480, according to City Council President Carl Williams…