Lisa, Does that include the fees paid to outside law firms that handle many cases on behalf of the City (a hidden payment) or is that only the judgement amount or settled amount?
Steve Meldahl Jordan (work) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Claims against the city > The City attorney's office has a list for the last few years, which > generally shows (except for the Kondirator) the payments going down over the > last few years. > > 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 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > _______________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________ 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
