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Council reviews $4 million transfer to cover legal settlements, including Walker payout
Summary
Buffalo City officials presented a $4 million budget transfer to cover prior-year legal settlements, including a second installment of a Walker settlement; councilors sought detail on source lines and timing.
Buffalo City officials asked the council to approve a $4 million intra-budget transfer to fund prior-year legal settlements and several public-works change orders.
The administration said the request would move $4,000,000 into prior-year legal-settlement accounts, including a $3,700,000 payment identified as the second installment of the Walker settlement. The administration said the first payment of $5,000,000 was paid late last year and that the total Walker settlement is about $8,700,000; staff said the June 30 deadline for completing payments made having funds available a priority.
Why it matters: Council members pressed for specifics about where the transfer funds would come from and how the administration identified lines that could be reduced. With the Walker payment due within the fiscal year, the transfer affects the…
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