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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Presented By:
Referred To: Cornmittee: Date
1 WHEREAS,the C:+ty hes bsen orderod by the Fsderd court to pay attom�r fees in ihe amount of�0,000 to Mark W. Gehan,Jr.
2 for his reprascntation of Grogory Gsissinger in Mr.Geissinger's Iawsuit agninst the Saint Poul Police Department and the Personnel
3 Of�ice,end said payment should be mnde out of the Judgement and Compromise budget Activity 09�f; and
4 YYHEREAS,addtianal iunding of�f0,000 is needed in the Outside Counsel budget,Activiiy 09073, to pay atiorney's fees in a
5 number of human rights end oiher cnses in which the Counal has previ�sly approved roten6on of outside counsel; snd
6 YYHEREAS,no iunds romein in either of the above roierenced budgeis to meet existing obligations for payment of outside counsel
7 fees or payment of ihe oourt ordered nttomsy's fees;and
8 WHEREAS,The AAeyor,pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Ciiy Cherter,does c�tify thnt there are available for appropriation
9 revenues in excess of thosa estimnted in ihe 1991 budget;and
10 YYHEREAS,Tha Mnyor recommends ihe fdlowing changes io the 1991 budget:
11 CURRENT BUDGET CHANGES AMENDED BUDGET
12 FINANCING PLAN:
13 001 General Fund
14 9@90 Fund Balance, Unreserved,Undesignnted 0 140,000 150,000
15 All Other Fund Fnancing 139,423,180 0 139,423,180
16 Total Fnancing 139,423,180 140,000 139,513,180
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19 SPENDING PIAN:
20 001 Generel Fund, General Govamment
21 09073 Gty Attorney- Outside Counsd �
22 0218 Attomey Fees 65,000 50,000 115,000
23 All Other Activiiy Spending 0 0 0
24 09065 City Attorney- Judgment&Compromise
25 0511 Settlements 78,560 90,000 168,550
26 All Other Activity Sp�ding 0 0 0
27 Totd Spendng 143,550 140,000 283,550
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29 NET CHANGE 140,000
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RESOLVED,Thnt the City Counal approves these changes to the 1991 budget.
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Adoption Ce ' b nal S Form Approved by City Attorney.
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` �CityN Attorney D12/2/91 GREEN SHEET N°• - 13259
CONTACT PERSON 8 PHONE INITIAUDATE INITIAUDATE
�DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR �CITY COUNCIL
�T3I1e McPeak ASSION CITYATTORNEY �CITYCLERK
NUMBER FOA
MUST BE ON COUNCIL AOENDA BY(DATE) ROUTING �BUDGET DIFiECTOR f[TFIN.8 MGT.SERVICES DIR.
ORDER �MAYOR(OR ASSISTANn ��
TOTAL#OF SIGNATURE PAGES 1 (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of attached budget amendment resolution transferring funds into
the Outside Counsel and Judgment � Compromise budgets
RECOMMENDATIONS:Approve(A)or Re�ect(R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
_ PLANNINQ COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE COMMtSSION �• Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
_CIB COMMITfEE _ YES NO
2. Has this personlfirm ever been a city employee?
_3TAFF - YES NO
_ DISTRICT COURT _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normall
y possessed by any current city employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE9 YES NO
Explaln all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green shset
INITIATINO PROBLEM,ISSUE,OPPORTUNITY(Who,What,When,Where,Why):
The federal court has ordered the City to pay $90,000 attorney's fees in the
Gregory Geissinger lawsuit against the Police Dept. & Personnel Office and
additional funds are needed to pay outside counsel fees in a number of human
rights and other cases in which the Council has previously approved retention
of outside counsel. Funds in these two budgets are depleted and a transfer
of funds is needed to meet existing obligations S make the court ordered
payment of attorney's fees
ADVANTAOES IF APPROVED:
We will be in compliance with the federal court order and will be able to
meet existing obligations for payment of outside counsel fees on cases where
the Council has previously approved retention of outside counsel
DISADVANTAOES IF APPROVED:
None
kECEIVED
t��C 0 31991
CiTY CLERK
DISAOVANTAOES IF NOT APPROVED:
We will be in violation of the f�deral court order and will not be able
to meet our legal obligation to pay outside counsel fees for the previously
approved cases.
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ 14O,OOO COST/REVENUE BUDGETEO(CIRCLE ONE) YE NO
FUNDING SOURCE General FUY1C� — FLlI1C� Ba11Y1CC ACTIVITY NUMBER
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:(EXPLAIN)
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NOTE: COMPLETE DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN SHEET INSTRUCTIONAL �
MANUAL AVAILABLE IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE(PHONE NO.298-4225).
ROUTING ORDER:
Below are correcY routings for the five most frequent rypes of documents:
CONTRACTS(assumes authorized budget exists) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (Amend Budgets/Accept. Grants)
1. Outside Agency 1. Department Director
2. Department Director 2. City Attomey
3. City Attorney 3. Budget Director
4. Mayor(for contracts over$15,000) 4. Mayor/Assistant
5. Human Rights(for contracts over$50,000) 5. Ciry Council
6. Finance and Management Services Director 6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services
7. Finance Accounting
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS(Budget Revision) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (all others,and Ordinances)
1. Activiry Manager 1. Department Director
2. Department Accountant 2. Ciry Attomey
3. Department Director 3. Mayor Assistant
4. Budget Director 4. City Council
5. City Clerk
6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS(all others)
1. Department Director
2. City Attorney
3. Finance and Management Services Director
4. City Clerk
TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURE PAGES
Indicate the#of pages on which signatures are required and paperclip or flag
each of these pages.
ACTION REQUESTED
Describe what the projecUrequest seeks to accomplish in either chronologi-
cal order or order of importance,whichever is most appropriate for the
issue. Do not write complete sentences. Begin each item in your list with
a verb. '
RECOMMENDATIONS
Complete if the issue in question has been presented before any body, public
or private.
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE?
Indicate which Council objective(s)your projecUrequest supports by listing
the key word(s)(HOUSING, RECREATION, NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
BUDGET, SEWER SEPARATION). (SEE COMPLETE LIST IN INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL.)
PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS:
This information will be used to determine the city's liability for workers compensation claims,taxes and proper civil service hiring rules.
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE,OPPORTUNITY
- . Explain the situation or conditions that created a need for your project
or request
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED
Indicate whether this is simpiy an annual budget procedure required by law/
charter or whether there are specific ways in which the City of Saint Paul
and its citizens will benefit from this projecUaction.
DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED
What negative effects or major changes to existing or past processes might
this projecUrequest produce if it is passed(e.g.,traffic delays, noise,
tax increases or assessments)?To Whom?When?For how long?
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED
What will be the negative consequences if the promised action is not
approved?Inability to deliver service?Continued high traffic, noise,
accident rate?Loss of revenue?
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Although you must tailor the information you provide here to the issue you
are addressing, in general you must answer two questions: How much is it
going to cost?Who is going to pay?