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A RESOLUTION
No. ~ -C ~~
WHEREAS on July 1 1997 the City Council approved M&C G-11934 which
adopted a resolution retaining Ross T Foster as outside counsel to
represent the City's Firefighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service
Commission in the lawsuit styled Johnthan Hamon and Dana
Canen Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v
City of Fort Worth Texas Firefighters and Police Officers' Civil
Service Commission of the City of Fort Worth Texas Thomas
Windham as Chief of Police of the City of Fort Worth Texas and
Bob Terrell as City Manager for the City of Fort Worth Texas
Cause No 141 169278-97 and
WHEREAS to date the City of Fort Worth has paid to Ross T Foster
$20 162 05 for his legal services and
WHEREAS, the lawsuit is still pending and because of the complex and
ongoing nature of the litigation it is anticipated that in addition to
the $25 000 originally authorized by the City Council an additional
amount of $20 000 will be needed to defend the Civil Service
Commission against this litigation
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
That the total compensation authorized to be paid to Ross T Foster for legal
services in the above subject lawsuit is hereby increased from $25 000 to $45 000
Adopted this .~~. day of~,~ 1999
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CITY CC~t~N~«-
FEB 23 1999
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