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Council approved budget transfer to cover $1.5 million settlement; residents seek case details and legal fees
Summary
Council reviewed a budget transfer to pay a recently settled civil‑rights case totaling $1.5 million (majority via insurance), and residents asked for public access to litigation lists and information about outside counsel fees (staff cited roughly $270,000 over several years).
The council considered a budget transfer to pay for a recently settled civil‑rights lawsuit that staff described as the "Benny matter," with a payout totaling $1.5 million and most of the cost expected to be covered by the city's insurance carrier.
Corporation counsel Gregory Kalnitsky told the council the settlement was approved previously and the current item moves money to cover the payment…
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