Explanation
This Ordinance is submitted to settle the lawsuit known as Yousuf Ibrahim, et al. v. City of Columbus, et al., 17CV-11665 in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, in the amount of fifty-three thousand sixty-seven dollars and eighty-three cents ($53,067.83). Plaintiff Stormy Berry’s claim arises out of an auto accident between a vehicle in which she was a passenger and a City of Columbus vehicle.
On December 12, 2016, Ms. Berry filed a lawsuit in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 16CV-11665, against the City of Columbus and Justin Loesch, in which she claimed she was injured as a result of an auto accident at the intersection of Thurman and S. Ohio Avenues on December 12, 2014. Specifically, Ms. Berry suffered a concussion, fractured ankle, broken ribs, pneumothorax, and neck and back pain as a result of the accident.
$53,067.83 is required and will be budgeted from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund to meet the financial obligation of this settlement. Funds will be transferred and appropriated as part of this ordinance from the General Fund 1000.
Emergency action is requested for this ordinance to be effective immediately in order for the parties to effectuate the settlement of this lawsuit, which is in the best interest of the City, and to pay the agreed to sum without delay.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to settle the lawsuit known as Yousuf Ibrahim, et al. v. City of Columbus, et al. pending in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas; to authorize the transfer of funds from the General Fund to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; to authorize the appropriation of $53,067.83 to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $53,067.83 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($53,067.83)
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WHEREAS, on December 12, 2016, a lawsuit was filed by Stormy Berry in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 16CV-1166...
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