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A Resolution
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WHEREAS on November 19 1998 Fort Worth Police Officer Nancy
Blankenship filed a lawsuit styled NanckA. Blankenship vs. Cit~r of
Fort Worth Firefighters and Police Officers' Civil Service
Commission, Cause No 017 176208-98 against the Firefighters
and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission and
WHEREAS because this matter is of extraordinary importance and requires
specialized legal skills to prepare and present the case it is
necessary to retain outside counsel to represent the Firefighters'
and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission and
WHEREAS Mr Ross T Foster possesses the desired knowledge and
expertise in civil litigation involving Civil Service matters and has
agreed to represent the Firefighters' and Police Officers' Civil
Service Commission in the above subject litigation
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
That Mr Ross T Foster be retained as outside counsel pursuant to Section 3
Chapter VI of the City Charter to represent the Firefighters' and Police Officers' Civil
Service Commission in the lawsuit of Nancy A. Blankenship vs. City of Fort Worth
Firefighers and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission, Cause No 017 17608-98
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That, as far as practicable the compensation to be paid Mr Foster for his
services in this litigation is hereby fixed in an amount not to exceed $25 000 00
Adopted this ~3r~- day of ~i,,,,~~, 1999
APPROVED
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MSA BC AVAILABLE FUNDS INQUIRY 162
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COMP / ACCT / CNTR ALTERNATE COMP / ACCT / CNTR
FE71 SZZZZZ 0157120 FE71 5ZZZZZ 01571ZZ
ACCT DESC ORIG APPROPRIATION 0 00
CNTR DESC LAWSUIT PAYMENTS AND COSTS LAST ACTIVITY 03 08 99
3 178 465 00 (ALLOTMENT ) 5 198 606 00 (ALLOTMENT )
- 55 000 00 (COMMITMENT ) - 65 001 00 (COMMITMENT )
- 797 742 31 (ENCUMBRANCE ) - 856 454 32 (ENCUMBRANCE )
- 1 013 166 98 (EXPENDITURE ) - 1 791 877 42 {EXPENDITURE )
1 312 555 71 (AVAIL BAL) 2 485 273 26 (AVAIL BAL)
L OVEREXPEND A E C G
V TOLERANCE BDG YTD P EST N L R ACTIVE INACTIVE
L POST AMT PCT GRP LTD P REV EXP C COMM S P STAT DATE DATE
3 N 0 0 Y N N N N N
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