Number
021738
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
020770
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution appropriating additional funds from the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund Special Purpose Account for the purpose of retaining outside counsel to represent the interests of the Fire & Police Commission in the matter of Anderer v. City of Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission, Case No. 02-CV-007711. (City Attorney)
Analysis
Resolution appropriates an additional $4,000.00 from the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund Special Purpose Account for the purpose of retaining outside counsel to represent the interests of the Fire & Police Commission in the matter of Anderer v. City of Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission, Case No. 02-CV-007711.
Body
Whereas, Police Chief Arthur Jones discharged Police Officer Joseph R. Anderer from the Milwaukee Police Department; and
Whereas, Officer Anderer appealed his discharge to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners; and
Whereas, The City Attorney's Office has undertaken representation of Chief Jones's interests before the Board in this appeal, that is, the City Attorney's Office is prosecuting Anderer before the Board; and
Whereas, Officer Anderer has filed a lawsuit against the Board to reverse a ruling the Board made regarding the admission of certain evidence; and
Whereas, The City Attorney's Office cannot represent the Board in this lawsuit because it already has undertaken representation of the Chief's interests; and
Whereas, It would be a conflict of interest for the City Attorney's Office to represent the Board and the Chief in the same proceeding; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the proper city officers be and hereby are authorized and directed to appropriate an additional $4,000.00 for the purpose of retaining outside legal counsel to represent the interests of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in the above-referenced lawsuit, said amount to be charged to the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund, Account No. 006300, Fund No. 0001, Organization No. 1490, Program No. 0001, Sub Class No. S157; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized and directed to appropriate the sum of $4,000 to the City Attorney's Office budget for the stated purpose, and that the application of funds appropriated herein to a case other than that specifically referred to herein shall be subject to the further direction of the Common Council.
Requestor
City Attorney
Drafter
Rudolph M. Konrad
RMK:lmb
03/17/2003
1095-2002-2425:65349