Executive Session
TL;DR
Pittsburgh City Council held an executive session on April 16, 2026, to discuss settlement payments and legal service contracts related to ongoing litigation and arbitration. The council authorized four separate payments totaling approximately $131,654.50 for legal settlement, professional services, court reporting, and arbitration services, all of which were referred to the Committee on Finance and Law.
Key Decisions
- Settlement payment to Joseph Knitz and legal counsel Bordas & Bordas Executive Session Held
- Payment to Foster & Foster for Act 111 police arbitration services Executive Session Held
- Payment to Sargent's Court Reporting Service for legal transcripts Executive Session Held
- Payment to Ronald Talarico, Esq. for arbitration services Executive Session Held
Agenda
- 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:
- 2026-0361 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Joseph Knitz and their legal counsel, Bordas & Bordas, PLLC, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 16-022882. (Executive Session held 4/16/26)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- 2026-0362 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Foster & Foster for payment for professional services rendered in the Act 111 Interest Arbitration between the City of Pittsburgh and the Fraternal Order of Police, for an amount not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($17,850.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 4/16/26)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- 2026-0363 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sargent’s Court Reporting Service for legal transcript services for an amount not to exceed Eleven Thousand Seventy-Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($11,078.50) over one year. (Executive Session held 4/16/26)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- 2026-0364 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Ronald Talarico, Esq. for arbitration services for an amount not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Six Dollars ($17,726.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 4/16/26)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- Deputy Solicitor Jesse Exilus will be in attendance.