Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci filed a notice of claim against Onondaga County over an alleged dinner meeting between the county executive and a contractor suing the county
Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci filed a notice of claim against Onondaga County over an alleged dinner meeting between the county executive and a contractor suing the county
Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci filed a notice of claim against Onondaga County over an alleged dinner meeting between the county executive and a contractor suing the county
Stare or New York
Sueneme Count —__Countv oF ONONDAGA.
Rosen E, ANTONACA!I
cuamanr, NOTICE OF CLAIM
‘Te COUNTY oF ONONDAGA, AGENTS,
EMPLOYEES ANO/OR REPRESENTATIVES,
Responoe nr)
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE CLAIMANT, ROBERT E, ANTONACC! Il, HEREIN HEREBY MAKES
CLAIM AND DEMAND AGAINST THE COUNTY OF ONONDAGA ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND/OR
REPRESENTATIVES, AS FOLLOWS:
4. Robert E, Antonacsi Il (the “Claimant’) resides at S015 Brittany Lane, Syracuse, NY
13215, County of Onondaga and isthe Comptroller of Onondaga County.
2. Nature of claim ar against Onondaga County based upon the alleged actions of its
‘County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney (Mahoney), acting as its County Executive, the
alleged actions of Duane Owens at all times relevant either the Commissioner of
Faclties or Personnel, and the alleged actions of Dennis Duval, a board member of the
‘Onondaga County Board of Ethics, for negligence and/or negligent misrepresentation
while reserving any other claims which may present themselves based upon further
information,
3. On of about October 7, 2016 Dino Dixie (Diie) and two other county vendors filed a
Federal lawsuit against Onondaga County and the undersigned in his capacity 35
Onondaga County Comptroller
Page tof 3(On December 16, 2016 Mahoney was allegedly having dinner and/or drinks at the
‘eoteh and Sirloin Restaurant in Dewitt, NY with Disle, a county vendor and plaintf in
‘the Federal action,
Upon information and belief also allegedly in attendance at the Scotch and Sirloin
Restaurant meetingand allegedly sitting in the booth wih Mahoney was Duane Owens,
the current commissioner of Personnel for Onondaga County and at the
commencement of Plant Dixie's lawsuit the Commissioner of Falities for Onondaga
County. In his oftial capacity Owens would have been responsible for awarding and
‘monitoring contracs the County of Onondaga had with Plaintiff Dixie and his company
First Point LL.
Upon information and belief Dennis Duval was allege atthe above referenced dinner
meeting and Mr. Duval is allegedly a business partner with Plaintiff Dive, serves on the
‘Onondaga County Board of Ethics and i allegedly business partners with Marc Overdyk,
the husband of Mahoney.
Upon information and belie in the presence of said plaintif Dive, said county officers
were carting with sald plaintiff without benefit of legal counselor notification to the
claimant of sald meeting during the pendency of the federal action commenced by
Dial, potentially hindering the defense of the federal ation or causing damage to the
dlaimant and/or taxpayers of Onondaga County
‘Damages are unkrown at this tine but the actions of Mahoney, Owens and Duval a
meeting with a plaintiff suing Onondaga County and clsimant without legal counsel and
acting on behalf of Onondaga County may be detrimental to the defense of the Dive
Page 2of3action causing damages in unknown amount to caimant and taxpayers of Onondaga
County.
Robert, Antonacc I
VERIFICATION
State of New York)
County of Onondaga ss.
|, Robert €. Antonacc tl, being duly sworn, depose and say: 1am the claimant, | have read the
foregoing Notice of Claim and know the contents thereof, the same is true to my knowledge
‘except to the matters therein stated to be alleged upon information and belie, and that as to
those matters, believe them to be true,
Robert, Antone I
‘sworn to before me this,
3" day of March, 2017
VALE
“Thomas Russell Schepp
Notary Pbliem tte ot he York
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‘quattled n Gnondara Coun
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Onondaga County c/o Department of Law 424 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
‘Onondaga County Executive Office 421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
‘Onondaga County Legislature 401 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
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