Explanation
BACKGROUND: The charges of Jennifer Knight v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01277; Brent Mason v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01278; Trent Taylor v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01279; Andre Tate v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01280; Anthony Johnson v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01281; Levon Morefield v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01282; Lee Hurst v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01283; Jeff Kasza v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01285; Mandy Kasza v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01286; Paul Tobin v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01287 and Frank Miller v. City of Columbus, Charge No. 473-2021-01288 (the “Charges of Discrimination pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission”) pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission were filed in the fall of 2021 and named the City of Columbus as the Respondent. Due to a potential conflict of interest, it was necessary for the City Attorney’s office to retain outside counsel to represent the City in these matters. The City Attorney’s office entered into a special legal counsel contract with Reminger Co., L.P.A. on November 9, 2021. It is now necessary to modify that contract in order to continue to provide the statutorily required representation and to add an additional charge
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract modification will be funded by the Department of Public Safety. The amount of this contract modification is $70,000.00. The total amount of the contract, as modified, is $120,000.00.
COMPANY: Reminger Co., L.P.A. Vendor No.: 035262, FID: 34-1101394
101 West Prospect Avenue Suite 1400
Cleveland, Oh 44115
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to modify an existing contract for special legal counsel with Reminger Co., L.P.A. for the Charges of Discrimination pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; to authorize the expenditure of $70,000.00 from the General Fund; and...
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