City of Milwaukee - File #: 020770

• File #: 020770
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/4/2002
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/24/2002
• Title: Substitute resolution appropriating funds from the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund Special Purpose Account for the purpose of retaining outside counsel to represent the interests of the Fire & Police Commission in the matter of Anderer v. City of Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission, Case No. 02-CV-007711.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CONSULTANTS, FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION, LITIGATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/3/2002	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/24/2002	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	16:0
9/16/2002	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
9/10/2002	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/6/2002	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/5/2002	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/4/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

020770

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute resolution appropriating funds from the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund Special Purpose Account for the purpose of retaining outside counsel to represent the interests of the Fire & Police Commission in the matter of Anderer v. City of Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission, Case No. 02-CV-007711.

Analysis

This substitute resolution appropriates $7,500.00 from the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund Special Purpose Account for the purpose of retaining outside counsel to represent the interests of the Fire & Police Commission in the matter of Anderer v. City of Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission, Case No. 02-CV-007711.

Body

Whereas, Police Chief Arthur Jones discharged Police Officer Joseph R. Anderer from the Milwaukee Police Department; and

Whereas, Officer Anderer appealed his discharge to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners; and

Whereas, The City Attorney's Office has undertaken representation of Chief Jones's interests before the Board in this appeal, that is, the City Attorney's Office is prosecuting Anderer before the Board; and

Whereas, Officer Anderer has filed a lawsuit against the Board to reverse a ruling the Board made regarding the admission of certain evidence; and

Whereas, The City Attorney's Office cannot represent the Board in this lawsuit because it already has undertaken representation of the Chief's interests; and

Whereas, It would be a conflict of interest for the City Attorney's Office to represent the Board and the Chief in the same proceeding; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the proper city officers be and hereby are authorized and directed to appropriate $7,500.00 for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel to represent the interests of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in the above-referenced lawsuit, said amount to be charged to the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund, Account No. 006300, Fund No. 0001, Organization No. 1490, Program No. 0001, Sub Class No. S157.

Requestor

City Attorney

Drafter

Rudolph M. Konrad      

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09/10/2002

1095-2002-2425:57528