Explanation
This legislation authorizes the City Attorney to modify an agreement for special legal counsel services with representatives of the law firm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur in the case of James G. Jackson v. City of Columbus, et. al., and to expend the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.000) from the General Fund.
Fiscal Impact: Funds are budgeted and available in the Finance and Management citywide account for claims, settlements and outside counsel.
This modification No. 11 is for $150,000.00.
Total contract amount including this modification will be $1,655,000.00.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer One hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) within the general fund from the Finance and Management Department to the City Attorney's Office, to authorize the City Attorney to modify an agreement for special legal counsel services with representatives of the law firm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, to authorize the expenditure of the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has been named a party in certain litigation pending in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court; and
WHEREAS, it has been necessary for the City to obtain special legal counsel services to assist it in the defense of such litigation and to that end Council on November 24, 1997, by Ordinance No. 2834-97 did authorize the City Attorney to enter into an agreement with representatives of the law firm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur to provide for such services; and
WHEREAS, the total amount of this modification #11 is One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) bringing the total contract amount, including this modification, to One Million Six Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,665,000.00); and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary for the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the City to enable the city Attorney to modify the contract for such services to provide for the continued assistance to the City, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor be and hereby is authorized and directed to transfer One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) within the general fund, fund number 010 from the Finance and Management Department, department 45-01, object level one 10, object level three 5501, organization cost account 904508 to the City Attorney's Office, department 24-01, object level one 03 object level three 3324, organization cost account 240101.
SECTION 2. That the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized to enter into an eleventh contract modification with representatives of the law firm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur for special legal counsel services in connection with litigation pending in the case of James G. Jackson vs. City of Columbus, et. al. for an additional amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), bringing the total contract amount to One Million Six Hundred Sixty-five Thousand Dollars ($1,665,000.00).
SECTION 3. That the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized and approved to expend One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreement from department 24-01, fund 010, organizational cost account 240101, object level one 03, object level three 3324.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from an after its passage and approve by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.