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Executive Session

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 · 1:00 PM AM

TL;DR

Pittsburgh's city government held a private executive session to discuss settling a lawsuit and hiring legal help for labor disputes. The city approved paying $60,000 to settle litigation with Benjamin Mayhew and agreed to spend up to $485,400 over two years on labor dispute legal services from Fisher Phillips law firm.

Key Decisions

  • Lawsuit Settlement with Benjamin Mayhew Approved
  • Labor Dispute Legal Services Agreement - Fisher Phillips, LLP Approved
  • Increased Budget for Labor Dispute Legal Services Approved
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. M E M O R A N D U M TO: PRESIDENT AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: KIMBERLY CLARK-BASKIN, CITY CLERK SUBJECT: EXECUTIVE SESSION Please be advised that an executive session has been scheduled regarding the following:
  2. 2026-0106 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of a single payment in 2026 to Benjamin Mayhew and his attorneys, Phillips Froetschel, LLC, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed at No. G.D. 24-007715 in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. (Executive session scheduled for 2/10/26)
    Resolution
  3. 2026-0107 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Fisher Phillips, LLP, in connection with issues involving labor disputes, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) over six (6) months. (Executive Session scheduled for 2/10/26)
    Resolution
  4. 2026-0108 Resolution amending Resolution 130 of 2025, which amended Resolution 603 of 2024, by authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Fisher Phillips, LLP, in connection with issues involving labor disputes, by increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($275,400) for a new amended total cost not-to-exceed Four Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($485,400.00) over two (2) years. (Executive Session scheduled for 2/10/26)
    Resolution
  5. City Solicitor Lisa Marcus and Deputy Solicitor Jesse Exilus will be in attendance.