City of Columbus - File #: 1227-2008

• File #: 1227-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/7/2008
• In control: Judiciary And Court Administration Committee
• On agenda: 7/28/2008
• Final action: 7/29/2008
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Attorney to pay the settlement amount to Laura Studevant in the cases of Laura Studevant v. City of Columbus, Department of Health, pending before the Columbus Civil Service Commission, Laura Studevant v. City of Columbus - Department of Public Health, pending before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and Laura Studevant v. City of Columbus , pending before the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Unemployment Compensation Review Commission, in the amount of Forty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($47,500.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/29/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/29/2008	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/28/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/28/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
7/28/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Waive the 2nd Reading	Pass
7/28/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/21/2008	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
7/21/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/16/2008	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
7/16/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/15/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/15/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/14/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/11/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/11/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/11/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/10/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/10/2008	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/10/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/10/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/10/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

This Ordinance is submitted to settle the lawsuits known as Laura Studevant v. City of Columbus, Department of Health, Case No. 07-CA-0026 before the Columbus Civil Service Commission, Laura Studevant v. City of Columbus, Department of Health, Charge No. COL71 (35788) 0602208, before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and Laura Studevant v. City of Columbus Redetermination No. 21565090, before the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Unemployment Compensation Review Commission, in the amount of Forty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($47,500.00). Ms. Studevant is a former employee of the Department of Health. Her employment was terminated on December 18, 2007, for violations of the City's Central Work Rules. Ms. Studevant appealed her termination to the Columbus Civil Service Commission, filed a charge of discrimination with the OCRC asserting she was discriminated against because of her gender and has filed for unemployment.

Fiscal Impact: Funds were not specifically budgeted for this settlement; however sufficient monies are available in the appropriate account to pay the amount this claim.

Title
To authorize and direct the City Attorney to pay the settlement amount to Laura Studevant in the cases of Laura Studevant v. City of Columbus, Department of Health, pending before the Columbus Civil Service Commission, Laura Studevant v. City of Columbus - Department of Public Health, pending before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and Laura Studevant v. City of Columbus , pending before the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Unemployment Compensation Review Commission, in the amount of Forty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($47,500.00).



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WHEREAS, on December 28, 2007, Laura Studevant filed an appeal with the Columbus Civil Service Commission, Case No. 07-CA-0026 against the City of Columbus, Department of Health in which she alleged her termination of employment was improper and viol...