City of Milwaukee - File #: 020385

• File #: 020385
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/19/2002
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/16/2002
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the City Attorney to retain an outside attorney to represent the City and Fire and Police Commission in Arthur Jones v. City of Milwaukee – Fire and Police Commission, EEOC Charge No. 260A200714 and approving the expenditure of up to $25,000 from the Expert Witness and Outside Counsel Special Purpose Account for this purpose.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CONSULTANTS, FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION, LITIGATION, SUITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/25/2002	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/16/2002	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:2
7/9/2002	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
7/5/2002	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/1/2002	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/1/2002	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/27/2002	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/27/2002	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/19/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
020385
Version
SUBSTITUTE
Reference

Sponsor

Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the City Attorney to retain an outside attorney to represent the City and Fire and Police Commission in Arthur Jones v. City of Milwaukee – Fire and Police Commission, EEOC Charge No. 260A200714 and approving the expenditure of up to $25,000 from the Expert Witness and Outside Counsel Special Purpose Account for this purpose.

Analysis
Chief of Police Arthur L. Jones has filed a charge of discrimination against the City of Milwaukee/Fire and Police Commission with the EEOC alleging that he has been subjected to harassment, public denunciation, referred to in a racially derogatory manner and subjected to a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. The City Attorney's office is representing Chief Jones in a number of pending cases. Under SCR § 20:1.7, a lawyer may not act as an advocate against a person the lawyer represents in some other matter even if it is wholly unrelated. As a consequence, it is necessary for the City Attorney to retain an outside attorney to represent the City and the Fire and Police Commission. Section 304-23 of the Code provides that no attorney or law firm outside of the City Attorney's permanent staff shall be retained on behalf of the City without first obtaining authorization from the Common Council. This resolution seeks authorization from the Common Council to retain an outside attorney and approves the sum of $25,000 from the Expert Witness and Outside Counsel Special Purpose Account for this purpose.

Body
Whereas; Arthur L. Jones has filed charges of discrimination against the City of Milwaukee and the Fire and Police Commission, EEOC Charge No. 260A200714; and

Whereas; the City Attorney has advised the Common Council that he cannot represent the City and the Fire and Police Commission in this matter; and

Whereas; S. 304-23 of the Code requires Commo...