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File #: 212035    Version:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 4/19/2022 In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 5/10/2022
Effective date:    
Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the Office of the City Attorney to retain outside legal counsel to provide legal services to the City of Milwaukee for the Equal Rights Division complaint and any related state or federal court litigation subsequently filed by former Assistant City Attorney Naomi Gehling.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: CITY ATTORNEY, LITIGATION
Attachments: 1. AGR 20222 0504 Outside Counsel Legal Services Agreement (Leg & Jud Final) FINAL
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
5/12/20221 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
5/10/20221 COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTEDPass11:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
5/2/20220 JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE AMENDED

Minutes note: Amend to include Further Resolved, That an amount not to exceed $20,000 is appropriated from the City Attorney’s Office Counsel Expert Witness Special Purpose Account Number 0001-1490-S157-06300 for retaining outside counsel; and, be it		Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
5/2/20221 JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
4/19/20220 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

Number

212035

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

 

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute resolution authorizing the Office of the City Attorney to retain outside legal counsel to provide legal services to the City of Milwaukee for the Equal Rights Division complaint and any related state or federal court litigation subsequently filed by former Assistant City Attorney Naomi Gehling.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the Office of the City Attorney to retain outside legal counsel to provide legal services to the City of Milwaukee for the Equal Rights Division complaint and any related state or federal court litigation subsequently filed by former Assistant City Attorney Naomi Gehling.

Body

Whereas, On January 31, 2022, former Assistant City Attorney Naomi Gehling filed an Equal Rights Division complaint against the Office of the City Attorney; and

 

Whereas, The Office of the City Attorney seeks outside counsel to provide legal services and representation to the City to do the following: investigate, defend, and advise the City on the Equal Rights Division complaint, and any related state or federal court litigation subsequently filed, in this matter; now, therefore, be it

 

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City Milwaukee, that the Office of the City Attorney is authorized to retain outside counsel to provide legal services and representation to the City for the Equal Rights Division complaint and any related state or federal court litigation subsequently filed by former Assistant City Attorney Naomi Gehling; and, be it

 

Further Resolved, That the Office of the City Attorney is authorized to execute a Contract for Legal Services with Lindner & Marsack, S.C., substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached to this file; and, be it

 

Further Resolved, That an amount not to exceed $20,000 is appropriated from the City Attorney’s Office Counsel Expert Witness Special Purpose Account Number 0001-1490-S157-06300 for retaining outside counsel; and, be it

 

Further Resolved, That the Office of the City Attorney is directed to expend up to $20,000 from this account for this purpose.

 

 

Requester

 

Drafter

LRB177352-2

Tea B. Norfolk

5/2/2022