On Tuesday, a city council member said Lewis, who reports directly to the council and earns an annual salary of $107,000 will not face disciplinary action.
“We decided not to go forward with anything else,” said Xenia City Councilman Dale Louderback. “We decided we were not going to treat the law director different from any other citizen.”
Judge Teresa Liston, a retired judge assigned to the municipal court case, dismissed the case on Sept. 24 stating, “By agreement of the parties, this matter having been resolved to their mutual satisfaction …”
“From the tax office standpoint we did get compliance, Bazelak said. “The court case was something separately handled outside of my purview.”
Lewis declined to comment on the issue Tuesday.
Lewis, who was appointed the city’s acting law director in 2001 and director five months later, has an indefinite contract with Xenia.
The day after the complaint was filed, Lewis said he filed the delinquent tax returns. During an interview, he said he“made an error” thinking the he had longer to resolve the issue.
Court records confirm Lewis has filed and paid city taxes for the years 2008 through 2013, however the amount Lewis owed in back taxes was not indicated in records obtained by the Dayton Daily News.
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