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WHEREAS on March 28 2000 the City Council approved M & C G-12861 that adopted a
resolution increasing to $262 000 the amount authorized to be paid to Ann Clarke
Snell and the law firm of Bickerstaff Heath Smiley Pollan Kever and McDonald
as outside counsel in the case of City of Fort Worth v Julius D Zimlich No 98-
1014 and
WHEREAS to date the City has paid $256 678 to Bickerstaff Heath Smiley Pollan Kever and
McDonald for its legal services in the subject lawsuit; and
WHEREAS the parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit and it is estimated that in addition to
the amount authorized to date an additional amount of approximately $20 000 will
be needed to conclude the defense of this litigation
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH TEXAS
That the compensation authorized to be paid to Bickerstaff Heath Smiley Pollan Kever
and McDonald for legal services to represent the City in City of Fort Worth v Julius D Zimlich
No 98-1014 is hereby increased from $262 000 to $282 000
Adopted this ~~ day of , 2001
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