Corporation Counsel Mark Tabakin No Longer Working for City

Corporation Counsel Mark Tabakin is no longer employed by the city, according to a memo from Mayor Dawn Zimmer to the city council.

"It is important that we have an in-house and full time Corporation Counsel and we will be conducting a search to identify someone for that position," Zimmer wrote. "Mark Tabakin has done a remarkable job in his part-time capacity." 

Tabakin said during recent council meetings that he had not gotten paid for many months of work. One such discussions resulted in a fairly heated back-and-forth with Councilman Michael Russo. 

Tabakin's law firm—Weiner Lesniak—has defended the city numerous times and Tabakin offered to defend the city in a private capacity.

Assistant Corporation Counsel Melissa Longo will serve as interim city attorney until the position is filled.