Fred Osier and Eugene H. Shaver v. Burlington Telecom, City of Burlington and Jonathan Leopold

¶ 1. Plaintiff-taxpayers Fred Osier and Eugene H. Shaver sued defendants to recover and restore to the City of Burlington’s general fund $16.9 million in cost overruns incurred by the City in connection with the operation of Burlington Telecom (BT). BT is a City-owned enterprise that provides an optical fiber-to-the-home network to Burlington residents and businesses. The trial court granted judgment to defendants City of Burlington and the City’s former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Jonathan Leopold. Taxpayers appeal, challenging the court’s denial of their request for an accounting…