Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- The former city administrator of Bell , California -- who 's at the center of corruption allegations that he and seven other city officials misappropriated $ 5.5 million in salaries and personal loans -- is suing the city for breach of contract and labor code violations . In the lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court , Robert Adrian Rizzo said his employment agreement as city administrator provided for continuous renewals under an `` evergreen contract . '' The employment agreement said Rizzo could be involuntarily terminated only for a felony conviction or a crime involving moral turpitude , a legal term describing conduct contrary to moral standards . The agreement also required a 90-day notice of termination , the lawsuit said . Rizzo said he has n't been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude . `` As such , the city did not have , and does not have , 'cause ' to terminate Rizzo under the agreement , '' the lawsuit said . The 90-day notice was also never made , the suit alleged . Bell officials have n't received a copy of the lawsuit and declined to comment , a spokeswoman said Tuesday . Rizzo , who was city administrator from 1993 to July 2010 , is representing himself in the lawsuit and is n't using an attorney , according to the court documents . Los Angeles County prosecutors are accusing Rizzo of 55 counts of corruption charges , including that he allegedly gave nearly $ 1.9 million in unauthorized loans to himself , his assistant , council members and dozens of others , prosecutors said . In July 2010 , when the corruption allegations surfaced , the city council locked Rizzo out of his office and stopped paying his salary , the suit said . In his lawsuit , Rizzo is also alleging labor code violations against the city for not paying his salary and benefits since July 2010 , the lawsuit said . His basic salary is $ 11,000 a month -- plus a $ 400 monthly car allowance and $ 7,500 annual deferred compensation paid into a retirement plan , according to court documents . `` Rizzo is entitled to recover back pay , front pay and all wages and benefits owed under the agreement , '' the lawsuit said . `` Rizzo 's employment is fully enforceable . The city , however , has failed and refused to pay Rizzo his salary and benefits under the agreement . '' Rizzo is among a total of eight former Bell city officials -- called the Bell Eight -- who are facing corruption charges . All eight former officials , including six former council members and Rizzo 's assistant Angela Spaccia , have pleaded not guilty . Prosecutors accuse the eight of misappropriating more than $ 5.5 million , including being paid for phantom committee meetings and making illegal personal loans . Prosecutors allege the six former council members , including the former mayor , misappropriated about $ 1.2 million in public funds and illegally gamed the system to receive exorbitant salaries for doing no work . They face nearly two dozen counts , prosecutors said . The six elected officials facing charges are former Mayor Oscar Hernandez and former city council members Teresa Jacobo , George Mirabal , Luis Artiga , George Cole and Victor Bello , prosecutors said . Between 2006 and 2010 , the council members were paid nearly $ 8,000 a month for meetings on four boards that never took place or lasted just a few minutes , prosecutors allege . CNN 's Irving Last contributed to this report .
Former city manager Robert Smith claims the city paid his salary . He was ousted in July 2010 and is suing the city for breach of contract . He is facing two counts of public corruption charges . His basic salary is $ 11,000 a month .