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Finance Committee Meeting Highlights of December 2, 2011
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE
December 2, 2011
8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
San Leandro City Hall
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
(Sister Cities Gallery)
HIGHLIGHTS
Committee Members: Mayor Cassidy, Councilmember Gregory, Councilmember Souza
City Staff Present: Interim City Manager Marshall, City Attorney Williams, Interim Finance Director O’Leary, Deputy Finance Director Rodriguez, Budget & Compliance Manager Perini, Administrative Assistant III Perez
Public Present: Robert Larkin
The meeting was called to order at 8:15 a.m.
1. Discussion on Legal Fees and Claim Settlement/Judgments Budget and Expenditures
• 2011-12 Budget, Legal Fees and Claim Settlements/Judgments
• Legal Fee Budget and Expenditures 2008-09 thru 2010-11
• Liability and Workers’ Compensation Claims Costs and Settlements 2008-09 thru 2010-11
• Review of $1 million Liability Self-Insured Retention
Interim Finance Director O’Leary presented five attachments to the Finance Committee for the discussion on legal fees.
Attachment 1- 2011-12 Budget, Legal and Claim Settlements/Judgments, reflected City Council Adopted Budget, as amended. Mr. O’Leary explained to the Committee that the amended budget to the Legal Fee line item reflects the increase to the City Attorney’s retainer that was erroneously left out during the budget process as well as the consolidation of General Fund appropriations that were previously separated; this includes line items in the Human Resources, Police Administration, and Red Light budgets. Staff has amended the way legal fees are shown in the budget so that it is clear how much is being spent on legal fees and how much is paid in Settlements/Judgments.
Attachment 2 - Legal Fee Budgets and Expenditures, compares the legal fee budget and expenditures from 2008-09 through 2010-11 and showed how the expenditures within Settlements/Judgments included legal fees ...
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