Explanation
Ordinance No. 0371-2009 authorized the City Attorney to settle the case of John Buck, et al.v. City of Columbus, et al and to pay the plaintiffs and associated agents a financial settlement to resolve this claim. Unfortunately, it was discovered after passage that this legislation contained a typographical error in which $1,013,490 was authorized to be paid to the plaintiffs and agents rather than the correct amount of $1.013,940, a deficiency of $450. As a result, this legislation is necessary to ratify the payment of the correct dollar amount to the parties and to amend Ord. No. 0371-2009 to reflect the proper information and to make an additional appropriation to cover the shortfall.
Title
To ratify the payment of One Million Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Dollars ($1,013,940) made to the plaintiffs and associated agents to settle the case known as John Buck, et al.v. City of Columbus, et al authorized by Ord. No. 0371-2009; to amend Section 1 and 2 of Ord. No. 0371-2009 to correct the amount of the expenditure authorized in the settlement; to authorize the additional appropriation of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars within the Sanitary Sewer Reserve Fund; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Ord. No. 0371-2009 authorized the City Attorney to settle the case of John Buck, et al.v. City of Columbus, et al; and
WHEREAS, this legislation contained a typographical error which resulted in the approval of $1,013, 490, rather than the proper amount of $1,013,940; and
WHEREAS, the City Auditor has paid the proper amount by covering the deficiency with City funds; and
WHEREAS, this payment must be ratified by City Council; and
WHEREAS, Ord. No. 0371-2009 must be amended to reflect the correct information and an additional appropriation of $450 must be made to balance the books; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to ratify the payment of $1,0...
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