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91-2251 o���N�� � . Council Fie # 9�- q��� Green Sheet# 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 17 18 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 28 29 NET CHANGE 140,000 30 RESOLVED,Thnt the City Counal approves these changes to the 1991 budget. Y�s Nays Absent Rec�ested by Dep�rtrnent ofi Dimar►d Go�w;rz Executive Administration Lo Mecc�ebea / Ar(fman i By: Thune � �-i�'E/een- Approval Recammended by Budget Director: Adopted by Counal: Da� ��C 5 ���� gy; `aZ�..., ��-F4-� Adoption Ce ' b nal S Form Approved by City Attorney. . > , - �� �991 ,-��/� � 6�/. �� _, -:: '� '.N '� B�/. l�✓`.✓V'-- /�• ��j�����������2�L "� �� �� Approved by My-�or for Subm' sion C�n �� � ����.����fl DEC 14'9� t0 COUriCll ��.i�.���LCz,-� � r ��/��/ ` �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. ,� , TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ 14O,OOO COST/REVENUE BUDGETEO(CIRCLE ONE) YE NO FUNDING SOURCE General FUY1C� — FLlI1C� Ba11Y1CC ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORMATION:(EXPLAIN) 0 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?