City of Milwaukee - File #: 001082

• File #: 001082
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/8/2000
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/28/2000
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing an appropriation of $300,000 from the Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund and transferring $50,000 from within the Fund from Dillingham Construction N.A., for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel with regard to the global pension settlement litigation.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CONSULTANTS, CONTINGENT FUND, FEES, LITIGATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/7/2000	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/28/2000	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	17:0
11/22/2000	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
11/21/2000	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
11/14/2000	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/10/2000		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
11/8/2000	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO
11/8/2000	0		ASSIGNED TO

Number
001082
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
000586
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing an appropriation of $300,000 from the Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund and transferring $50,000 from within the Fund from Dillingham Construction N.A., for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel with regard to the global pension settlement litigation.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes an appropriation of $300,000 from the Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund and transfers $50,000 from within the Fund from Dillingham Construction N.A., for outside counsel Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, S.C. (Firm), to participate in the global pension settlement litigation to implement the global settlement.

Body
Whereas, The Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund is to be used by the City Attorney's Office to retain the services of expert witness and outside counsel; and

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

Whereas, Common Council File No. (CCFN) 971183 authorized the City Attorney to enter into an agreement with the Firm to provide the city with representation in the case of MPA, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No. 97-CV-007996, as outside counsel in defense of Common Council File No. 970387; and

Whereas, The parties have entered into an agreement to expand the scope of the Firm's engagement to include acting as a consultant in the establishment of a new retirement system for city employees; and

Whereas, The parties have agreed that the Firm will participate in the global pension settlement litigation to implement the global settlement; and

Whereas, CCFN 991902 adopted on 4/11//00 expanded the scope of the engagement of the Firm to provide the city with representation in Case No. 00-CV-003439 and allocated $100,000 for this purpose; and CCF...