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Resolution R-23-0164
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Legislation
File Number: 13700
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 4/13/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY RYAN WILLIAMS FORTY-NINE THOUSAND
AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($49,500.00) AND THE PAYMENT FOR THE
COST OF MEDIATION ($2,250.00), IN FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT
OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS BY HIM, INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS
FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS, AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI, ITS
OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES IN THE CASE OF RYAN WILLIAMS
VS. CITY OF MIAMI, CASE NO. 20-014927-CA-01, PENDING IN THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, UPON THE
EXECUTION OF A GENERAL RELEASE OF HIS CLAIMS AND DEMANDS,
AND A DISMISSAL OF HIS CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI WITH
PREJUDICE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM GENERAL LIABILITY ACCOUNT
NO. 50001.301001.545013.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, Ryan Williams and the City of Miami ("City") are engaged in litigation in the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami -Dade County, Case No. 20-014927-CA-01; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office has investigated these claims and the lawsuit
pursuant to Sections 18-221 through 18-232 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, and recommends that the claims of Ryan Williams be settled for the lump sum of
forty -nine -thousand -and -five -hundred -dollars ($49,500.00), including all claims for attorneys'
fees and costs and the payment of the cost of mediation ($2,250.00);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Director of Finance is authorized' to pay Ryan Williams, without
admission of liability, forty-nine thousand and five hundred dollars ($49,500.00) and the
payment of the cost of mediation ($2,250.00) in full and complete settlement of any and all
claims and demands, including all claims for attorneys' fees and costs, against the City, its
officers, agents, and employees in the case of Ryan Williams vs. City of Miami, Case No. 20-
014927-CA-01, pending in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami -Dade County, upon the
execution of a general release of all his claims and demands and a dismissal of his claims
against the City with prejudice.
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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File ID: 13700
Enactment Number: R-23-0164
Section 3. Funds are allocated from General Liability Account No.
50001.301001.545013.0000.00000.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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