I was with you up until your last paragraph. This is all on Nenshi the individual, the taxpayers shouldn't have to foot the bill.
Its not up to the city to pay court costs for an individual because you don't like the idea of the ramifications.
On top of that the city bears no responsibility for Nenshi the candidates actions since he went after Wenzel as a big part of his re-election strategy painting him as a boogey man influencing candidates.
As a taxpayer I would be heavily opposed to the city paying either his defense costs, or providing city representation or paying the settlement.
I would be very surprised if because the city wasn't named it would be legal for them to foot the bill. In that way Wenzel did a smart thing, He isolated Nenshi.
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