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CITY OF MIAMI
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Maria J. Chiaro, Interim City Attorney -
DATE: September 7, 2004
RE: Proposed Resolution for City Commission Meeting — September 23, 2004
Continued engagement of the law offices of Oscar E. Marrero for
representation of former Police detectives James E. Boone and Bruce
Charles Roberson in the case of Jerry Frank Townsend vs. City of Miami,
etc., et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida,
Case No. 03-21072-CIV-JORDAN. (File No. 04-01033)
The attached proposed Resolution seeks authorization for continued engagement of the
law offices of Oscar E. Marrero for representation former Police detectives James E. Boone
and Bruce Charles Roberson as two of the many City defendants in the case of Jerry Frank
Townsend vs. City of Miami, etc., et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of Florida, Case No. 03-21072-CIV-JORDAN, in the amount of $25,000 plus costs as
approved by the City Attorney.
Resolution No. 04-0099, adopted February 26, 2004, approved the allocation of
$40,000. Approval of this Resolution will bring the total amount allocated to $65,000.
Funds will be allocated from the City of Miami Self -Insurance and Insurance Trust
Fund, Index Code No. 515001.624401.6.661
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Attachment
c: Joe Arriola, City Manager
Elvi G. Alonso, Agenda Coordinator