City of Milwaukee - File #: 980465

• File #: 980465
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/7/1998
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/28/1999
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing a Contingent Fund appropriation from the Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel - Expert Witness Fund for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CONSULTANTS, CONTINGENT FUND, FEES, LITIGATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/8/1999	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/28/1999	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	16:0
9/23/1999	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
9/21/1999	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED	Pass	3:0
9/20/1999	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/15/1999	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/7/1998	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB: 980465

VERS:
SUBSTITUTE #1

REF:

XXBY:
THE CHAIR

TITL:
Substitute resolution authorizing a Contingent Fund appropriation from the Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel - Expert Witness Fund for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel.
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This resolution authorizes the transfer of $120,000.00 from the Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel - Expert Witness Fund for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel for various on-going cases.

BODY:
WHEREAS, The Outside Counsel - Expert Witness Fund is to be used by the City Attorney's Office to retain the services of expert witnesses and outside legal counsel; and

WHEREAS, Any appropriation of funds from this Fund requires approval by the Common Council via resolution; and

WHEREAS, A sufficient sum of money is not presently available in the Outside Counsel - Expert Witness Fund, but is available from funds which may be transferred from the Contingent Fund; and

Whereas, Common Council File Number 971183, adopted on November 25, 1997, authorized the City Attorney to enter into an agreement with the law firm of Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, S.C. ("Firm") to provide the City representation in the case of MPA, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case Number 97-CV-007996, and appropriated $10,000, and Common Council File Number 971609, adopted on February 10, 1998, appropriated $50,000, and Common Council File Number 961946, adopted on June 16, 1998 appropriated $100,000 from the Contingent Fund and Common Council File Number 981209, adopted on December 18, 1999 appropriated $75,000 from the Contingent Fund, and Common Council File Number 990231, adopted on June 2, 1999, appropriated $20,000 from the Outside Counsel Expert Witness Fund; and

Whereas, A total of $255,000 has been appropriated to date and billings from Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, S.C., through July of 1999 to...