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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22- City Attorney CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: James F. Penman Subject: Approval of appropriation from Dept: CITY ATTORNEY General Reserve to City Attorney Budget to Fund Outside Attorney Date: March 21 1996 ORIGINW and Litigation Costs. Synopsis of Previous Council Action: Recommended Motion: 1 . That the Finance Director be instructed to transfer $347,525 .00 from the General Reserve to the following City Attorney budget accounts: Litigation-Outside Attorney (001-051-5-3049) -$279 ,425 .00 and Litigation (001-051-5-3050) - $68 , 100 .00 to fund all outstanding services as of October 16 , 1995, and services through June 30 , 1996 . *Per bill received March 14 , 1996 . Signature Contact Person: HUSTON T. CARLYLE, JR. Phone: 384-5355 Supporting Data Attached: Yes Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: $347 ,525 . 00 Source: (Acct. No.) Acct. Description) General Fund Balance / ,� Finance-- Council �> Notes- �LP�r /� , x� �� � ,tfr ✓��tUy�.y`� &"i�C/, a � 1 Agenda Item No. SDE'dm�actform STAFF REPORT As reported to the Council in detail in Closed Session on March 18, 1996, primarily due to the cases of Samaan v. City of San Bernardino in Federal Court and County of San Bernardino, et al. v. City of San Bernardino, et al., in the Supreme Court of the State of California, additional funds are necessary to pay existing bills for litigation and to pay litigation costs for the remainder of the fiscal year 1995/1996. We have determined that an additional $347,525.00 is necessary to meet the financial obligations associated with litigation involving outside counsel and associated litigation costs for the remainder of this fiscal year. The amount of$279,425.00 should be allocated to Litigation-Outside Attorney(001-051- 5-3049) and $68,100.00 should be allocated to Litigation (001-051-5-3050).