City of Columbus - File #: 1565-2006

• File #: 1565-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/5/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/18/2006
• Final action: 9/20/2006
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle the lawsuit of Robert Beck, Executor of the Estate of Goldie M. Beck, Deceased v. City of Columbus, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 05CVA-02-1400, to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $100,000.00 within the general fund from the Department of Finance and Management to the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, to authorize the expenditure of the sum of One Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($100,000.00), payable as specified in Section 3, and to declare an emergency.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/20/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/20/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/18/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/18/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/14/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/14/2006	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
9/14/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/12/2006	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
9/7/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/7/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/7/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/6/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/6/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/6/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/5/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance is submitted to settle the lawsuit known as Robert Beck, Executor of the Estate of Goldie M. Beck, Deceased v. City of Columbus, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 05CVA-02-1400 in the amount of $100,000.00.

FISCAL IMPACT: Funds were not specifically budgeted for this settlement; however, sufficient monies are available in the appropriate account to pay the amount of this settlement that will cost $100,000.00.

Title
To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle the lawsuit of Robert Beck, Executor of the Estate of Goldie M. Beck, Deceased v. City of Columbus, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 05CVA-02-1400, to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $100,000.00 within the general fund from the Department of Finance and Management to the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, to authorize the expenditure of the sum of One Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($100,000.00), payable as specified in Section 3, and to declare an emergency.

Body
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2000, Columbus paramedics were sent to the home of Goldie M. Beck, who complained of intermittent chest pain and refused transportation to a hospital; and

WHEREAS, the paramedics did not follow the requirements of the Division of Fire's General Transport Policy, and Mrs. Beck died from a heart attack soon after the paramedics left her home; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to settle this case for a total of $100,000.00; and

WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available within the Finance Department's citywide account to cover this settlement; and,

WHEREAS, by reason of the foregoing an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the City and it would be to the City's best interest to compromise and settle this matter in a timely manner and for further preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, now, therefore:

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ...