File #: 250013    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/6/2025 In control: Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee
On agenda: 1/14/2025 Final action: 1/16/2025
Title: Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of William Johnson v. City of Kansas City, Case No. 2016-CV17376, in the amount of $363,570.01; and that the City Attorney is hereby authorized to pay the sum in settlement of said judgment obtained by William Johnson from funds previously appropriated in the Public Official Liability Fund.
Sponsors: Director of the Law Department
Attachments: 1. docket memo-johnson, 2. Authenticated Ordinance 250013

ORDINANCE NO. 250013

 

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Sponsor:  Director of Law Department

 

Approving and authorizing settlement of William Johnson v. City of Kansas City, Case No. 2016-CV17376, in the amount of $363,570.01; and that the City Attorney is hereby authorized to pay the sum in settlement of said judgment obtained by William Johnson from funds previously appropriated in the Public Official Liability Fund.

 

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

 

Section 1. That the payment of the sum of $363,570.01 for the settlement of the judgment obtained by William Johnson in the lawsuit styled William Johnson v. City of Kansas City, Case No. 2016-CV17376, as recommended by the City Attorney and the Risk Management Committee, is hereby approved.

 

Section 2. That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to pay the sum of $363,570.01 in settlement of said judgment obtained by William Johnson from funds previously appropriated in Account No. 25-7010-131543-B, Public Official Liability Fund.

 

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                     I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

 

 

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                                                                                                                              Tammy L. Queen

                                                                                                                              Director of Finance

 

                                                                                                                              Approved as to form:

 

 

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                                                                                                                              Tara M. Kelly

                                                                                                                              Senior Associate City Attorney