Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement
Docket No.: N/A
Claimant: Lusamer Auto Body Corp.
Claimant's Address: 27 Austin Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114
Settlement Amount: $131,311.11
Funding Source: 2026 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of Motors/NW011-060-0602-71860-B2026
Additional Information:
Services continued after expiration of contract dated January 10, 2026.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") utilized auto body repair services by Lusamer Auto Body Corp., 27 Austin Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114 ("Claimant"), from February 2026 through April 23, 2026; and
WHEREAS, there remains an outstanding balance for services provided to the City; and
WHEREAS, to avoid the costly expense of litigation, the City's Corporation Counsel on behalf of the City desires to amicably resolve this matter with payment by the City, in exchange for Claimant's execution of the Settlement Agreement and Release, attached hereto, as a full and complete release of the matter; and
WHEREAS, a settlement proposal has been made to resolve this pre-litigation matter in its entirety by payment in the total amount of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eleven Dollars and Eleven Cents ($131,311.11) ("Settlement Sum") and execution of a Settlement Agreement and Release, in the form attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel, based upon all facts and circumstances surrounding the matter, deems it is in the best interest of the City to resolve this matter by payment of the proposed Settlement Sum and execution of the Settlement Agreement and Release.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The City of Newark's Corporation Counsel ("Corporation Counsel") is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Newark ("City") to execute and accept the terms...
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