Lisa McDonald
East Harriet
From: timothy connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Claims against the city Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 13:25:42 -0800 (PST)Everything the city pays out in claims and lawsuits goes through Ways and Means. It's a convenient place to go and find out what the city pays claimants. All of these payments are accompanied by a written request for action by the City which summarizes the case. They also note the fund from which the funds will be paid. For instance: Last Monday a consent item was filed on what was essentially a police brutality case occuring on November 1st, 1999. The claimant was awarded $125,000 plus attorneys fees (estimated to be $9000 to $12,000) as the result of a settlement reached on October 16, 2002. The plaintiff had originally demanded $250,000. It looks like the City finally wore him down. It might be instructive if someone could figure out yearly totals in claims plus billable hours on behalf of the City Attorney and compare those figures to other cities of roughly the same size. Tim Connolly Ward 7 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
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