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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement
Entity Name: Evelyn Akushie-Onyeani, Esq., d/b/a Onyeani Law Firm, LLC
Entity Address: 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 200, South Orange New Jersey 07079
Settlement Amount: $68,750.00
Funding Source: Business Unit NW011, Dept. ID 045, Division/Project 0451 and Account #71260 B2022
Additional Comments:
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council by Ordinance 6PSF-f adopted on August 5, 2020 granted authority to the Corporation Counsel to settle any claim for a sum not to exceed Forty-Four Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents($44,000.00) without the approval of the Municipal Council; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark operates a Municipal Court and has a need to engage attorneys as Special Municipal Prosecutors; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark entered into a professional services agreement with Evelyn Akushie-Onyeani, Esq., d/b/a Onyeani Law Firm, LLC for legal services in connection with the Municipal Prosecutor's Office for the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the legal services provided exceeded the contract amount of Forty-Four Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($44,000) by SixtEight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($68,750.00); and
WHEREAS, a settlement proposal has been made to resolve this claim in its entirety by payment in the total amount of Sixty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents $68,750.00, and execution of a Settlement Agreement and Release; and
WHEREAS, there remains no outstanding balance for the legal professional services provided to the City of Newark January 1, 2022 through and including December 31, 2022; 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 in the amount set forth ...
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