City of Columbus - File #: 0643-2010

• File #: 0643-2010
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/21/2010
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 5/17/2010
• Final action: 5/20/2010
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle Willett v. Haley, FCCCP Case No. 09-CVC-07-11126, to authorize the expenditure of the sum of Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00) from the General Fund in settlement of this civil action, and to declare an emergency. ($45,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/20/2010	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/19/2010	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/17/2010	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
5/17/2010	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/3/2010	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
4/30/2010	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/30/2010	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/30/2010	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
4/29/2010	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/28/2010	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/28/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/28/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/28/2010	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/28/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/27/2010	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/23/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/22/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/21/2010	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
To authorize the City Attorney to settle a lawsuit filed in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, against the City of Columbus from an accident that occurred on August 6, 2007. The case of Willett v Haley, FCCCP Case No. 09-CVC-07-11126, has been settled by the City Attorney for $45,000.00.
Emergency designation is requested in order to disburse funds and settle the lawsuit as quickly as possible.
Fiscal Impact: Two Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000) were originally budgeted in the Division of Police's 2010 budget for the payment of judgements, claims and settlements. The current balance of approximately $201,000.00 is enough to pay this claim.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle Willett v. Haley, FCCCP Case No. 09-CVC-07-11126, to authorize the expenditure of the sum of Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00) from the General Fund in settlement of this civil action, and to declare an emergency. ($45,000.00)

Body
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2009, Craig N. Willett filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Please for Franklin County, Ohio, against the City of Columbus arising out of an accident occurring on August 6, 2007;
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2007, Sergeant Aimee Haley of the Columbus Division of Police, while driving a police cruiser on non-emergency patrol, accidentally struck Craig N. Willett while Craig N. Willett was crossing Neil Avenue on foot at its intersection with Nationwide Boulevard;
WHEREAS, Craig N. Willett incurred medical bills amounting to $10,132.56 as a result of the August 6, 2007 accident;
WHEREAS, Craig N. Willett incurred lost wages amounting to $1,024.29 as a result of the August 6, 2007 accident;
WHEREAS, Craig N. Willett claims to have suffered the permanent loss of his sense of smell as a result of the August 6, 2007 accident;
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to settle this civil action in the total amount of Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($4...