City of Columbus - File #: 0543-2006

• File #: 0543-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/3/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 4/3/2006
• Final action: 4/5/2006
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle the lawsuit of James Starr v. Daniel Bolt, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Case No. C2-04-802, to authorize the transfer of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) within the general fund from the Department of Finance to the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, to authorize expenditure of the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00), and to declare an emergency.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/5/2006	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
4/4/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/3/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/3/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/29/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/29/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/28/2006	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
3/28/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/17/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/17/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/17/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/9/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/9/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/9/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/7/2006	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance is submitted to settle the lawsuit known as James Starr v. Daniel Bolt, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Case No. C2-04-802 in the amount of $40,000.00.

FISCAL IMPACT: Funds were not specifically budgeted for this settlement; however, sufficient monies are available within Finance's citywide account for this purpose.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle the lawsuit of James Starr v. Daniel Bolt, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Case No. C2-04-802, to authorize the transfer of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) within the general fund from the Department of Finance to the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, to authorize expenditure of the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00), and to declare an emergency.

Body
WHEREAS, James Starr was arrested on December 31, 2003, by two Columbus Police Officers at a restaurant at 1770 Hilliard-Rome Road, in Columbus for disorderly conduct, assault on a police officer, and resisting arrest; and

WHEREAS, those charges were dismissed, because of technical problems with how the charges were filed; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to settle this case for a total of $40,000.00; 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 at the earliest possible date 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 COLUMBUS:

Section 1. That the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized and directed to settle the lawsuit of James Starr v. Daniel Bolt, et al., United States...