HomeMy WebLinkAbout16019 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,019
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SETTLEMENT OF
4 LITIGATION, AFTER COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION, IN THOMAS
5 LARRISON,JR. V. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS,NO. 60CV 19-9188,
6 PULASKI CIRCUIT COURT, FOR THE AMOUNT OF TWELVE
7 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($12,000.00); AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, litigation was filed in the Pulaski Circuit Court in 2019 against the City of Little Rock,
10 Arkansas, by Thomas Larrison,Jr., and the matter was about to proceed to trial; and,
11 WHEREAS,during a Court-Annexed Meditation an agreement, subject to approval by the Little Rock
12 Board of Directors, a settlement was reached where the City would pay Twelve Thousand Dollars
13 ($12,000.00), without an admission of liability, to settle all outstanding claims; and,
14 WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Chief Deputy City Attorney were present for the mediation
15 process,and believe that this settlement is in the best interests of the City.
16 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
17 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
18 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to settle the litigation in Thomas Larrison, Jr. v. City of
19 Little Rock, Arkansas, No. 60CV 19-9188, Pulaski Circuit Court for an amount not to exceed Twelve
20 Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00); further, the Director of Finance and Treasurer is directed to identify the
21 source of this sum of money so payment may be made forthwith on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, after the
22 adoption of the resolution.
23 Section 2. Funds for this payment are available in Account No. 101002-62010, Fee-Judgement &
24 Damages.
25 Section 3. Funds for the payment of the cost of mediation will be made by the Office of the City
26 Attorney Litigation Account.
27 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
28 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
29 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
30 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
31 resolution.
32 Section 5. Repealer. All laws,ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same that are inconsistent with
33 the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
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1 PASSED: June 6,2023
2 ATT : :Aga APPROVED:
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5 usa La Clerk Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
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9 Thomas M.Carpenter, City Att ey
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