Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Spillman, Thomas, & Battle in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00) for legal services related to pending litigation involving City employees over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process received) (Executive Session held 9/17/24)
Executive Session · Sep 17, 2024
1:00 PM · Executive Session Bills 906, 907, 908 & 909 · 4 itemsMinutes Details
Legislation Items
Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.
| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-0906 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Spillman, Thomas, & Battle in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00) for legal services related to pending litigation involving City employees over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process received) (Executive Session held 9/17/24) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2024-0907 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Robert Preffer, and his attorneys, Porta- Clark & Ward LLC. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2024-0908 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Jane Desimone, Esq. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2024-0909 | Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable to the Allegheny County Department of Court Records for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($500,000.00), in payment of the City of Pittsburgh’s Petition to Interplead and discharge of all liability and costs in the litigation filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. Luciani GD-22-005855 and GD-24-000971; Runco GD-22- 005927 and GD-24-000976; Evans GD-22-005929 and GD-24-000975; Engelmeier GD-22-010910 and GD-24-000997; Bench GD-23-001282 and GD-24-000978; Perry GD-23-001280 and GD-24- 00973; and Nichols GD-24-000996, GD-24-001072, and GD-24-001046. (Executive Session held 9/17/24) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Robert Preffer, and his attorneys, Porta- Clark & Ward LLC.
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Jane Desimone, Esq.
Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable to the Allegheny County Department of Court Records for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($500,000.00), in payment of the City of Pittsburgh’s Petition to Interplead and discharge of all liability and costs in the litigation filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. Luciani GD-22-005855 and GD-24-000971; Runco GD-22- 005927 and GD-24-000976; Evans GD-22-005929 and GD-24-000975; Engelmeier GD-22-010910 and GD-24-000997; Bench GD-23-001282 and GD-24-000978; Perry GD-23-001280 and GD-24- 00973; and Nichols GD-24-000996, GD-24-001072, and GD-24-001046. (Executive Session held 9/17/24)