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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Suit Settlement of Demand for Payment and Repeal of Resolution 7R9-g, October 3, 2012
Docket No.: None
Claimant: Childress and Jackson, LLC
Claimant's Attorney: None
Attorney's Address: 280 South Harrison Street, Suite 303, East Orange, New Jersey 07018
Settlement Amount: $8,720.00
Funding Source: City Budget/Office of the City Clerk
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, November 18, 2013
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WHEREAS, the Office of the City Clerk was in need of legal services to represent the Newark Municipal Council on the issue of the Citizen's Water Ordinance and issues related to the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation; and
WHEREAS, Childress and Jackson, LLC, provided the requested legal services related to the dispute, of which $8,720.00 remains outstanding and unpaid; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the City Clerk has confirmed that the Newark Municipal Council received the benefit of those services; and
WHEREAS, Childress and Jackson, LLC, has submitted an invoice supporting those charges; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Finance has certified that there are adequate, appropriated monies available to pay the outstanding balance due from the 2013 Municipal Budget of the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to pay the amount due and owing by way of a settlement agreement, in exchange for the execution of a Settlement Agreement and General Release as a full and complete settlement of the claims of Childress and Jackson, LLC, including any claims for attorney's fees; and
WHEREAS, the within settlement and release does not admit nor should it be construed as an admission of liability or violation of any law, statute or regulation or a breach of any duty by the City of Newark, its agents, officers and/or employees whatsoev...
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