Dunedin City Council chief executive Jim Harland says the council's lawyers were fully briefed on changes to the stadium project before they advised that more consultation on the issue was not needed.
And Mr Harland said he had no intention of resigning over the issue, despite Stop the Stadium's call for him to do so.
Stop the Stadium made that call yesterday, after criticism of Mr Harland's advice to legal firm Anderson Lloyd.
On Tuesday, Cr Dave Cull questioned Mr Harland's advice to Anderson Lloyd that there had been only "slight changes" to the stadium project.
The law firm had responded on the basis of that advice that consultation was not needed before the council signed a contract to build the stadium.
Stop the Stadium president Bev Butler said in a press release yesterday Mr Harland's advice was "misleading".
"Mr Harland has not only misled his own lawyers, but the ratepayers of Dunedin."
Mr Harland said yesterday he had briefed lawyer Michael Garbett on issues including the increase in the price of the stadium from $188 million to $198 million, changes to the private-sector funding model, and the Government underwrite of the project that was required.
"The only councillor to question my advice is Cr Cull," he said.
The council had voted eight votes to six against a motion from Cr Cull and Cr Chris Staynes not to sign the contract before consultation.
"That's democracy," Mr Harland said.
Cr Cull said yesterday he did not think the call for Mr Harland's resignation was helpful, and that he would "rather stick to the issues".
