A report detailing what Reynold Macpherson has cost ratepayers cost nearly $1600 to compile, a price one councillor says can just be added to the existing $237,336 figure.
However, Macpherson has hit back saying the compilation of the report was not appropriate.
Last monthRotorua Lakes Council's operations and monitoring committee called for a report into how much had been spent answering Macpherson's complaints, queries and requests for official information.
The completed report put the value at 309 hours which the council said equated to $237,336 in the past three and a half years.
A Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act response revealed compiling that information took 21 hours of staff time, equating to $1596.