City of Milwaukee - File #: 000585

• File #: 000585
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/25/2000
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/22/2000
• Title: Resolution authorizing the transfer of $10,000 from the Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel in MPA. et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No. 97-CV-007996. (City Attorney)
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CONSULTANTS, CONTINGENT FUND, FEES, LITIGATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/3/2000	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/22/2000	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	17:0
9/20/2000	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
9/11/2000	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/26/2000	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/25/2000	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
000585
VERS:
ORIGINAL
REF:

XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Resolution authorizing the transfer of $10,000 from the Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel in MPA. et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No. 97-CV-007996. (City Attorney)
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This resolution authorizes the transfer of $10,000 from the Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel - Expert Witness Fund for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel in MPA. et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No. 97-CV-007996.
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, 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, as outside counsel in defense of Common Council File Number 970387, passed on October 14, 1997; and Common Council File Number 971183, adopted on November 25, 1997, appropriated $10,000, and Common Council File Number 971609, adopted on February 10, 1998, appropriated $50,000, and Common Council File Number 980719, 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 1, 1999, appropriated $20,000 from the Outside Counsel Expert Witness Fund; and Common Council File Number 980465, adopted on September 28, 2000 appropriated $10,000 from the Contingent Fun...