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Executive Session

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 1:00 PM AM

TL;DR

The city council held a closed executive session on June 16, 2026 to discuss settlement agreements for seven pending lawsuits filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. The council authorized payments totaling approximately $447,500 to settle these cases, with individual settlement amounts ranging from $40,000 to $90,000.

Key Decisions

  • Settlement with Thomas Bench, Sarah Bench, and Swensen Perer & Engel Law Firm Executive Session Held
  • Settlement with Joseph Engelmeier and Alpern Schubert P.C. Executive Session Held
  • Settlement with Daryl and Karen Luciani and The Massa Law Group Executive Session Held
  • Settlement with Anna Nichols and G. Clinton Kelley Executive Session Held
  • Settlement with Clinton and Irene Runco and Matzus Law, LLC Executive Session Held
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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. 2026-0629 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Thomas Bench and Sarah Bench and Swensen Perer & Engel Law Firm, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 23-001282 and GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 6/16/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Executive Session Held

    Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law

  3. 2026-0630 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Joseph Engelmeier and Alpern Schubert P. C., for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 22-010910 and GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 6/16/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Executive Session Held

    Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law

  4. 2026-0631 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Daryl and Karen Luciani and The Massa Law Group, P.C., for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 6/16/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Executive Session Held

    Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law

  5. 2026-0632 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Anna Nichols and G. Clinton Kelley, her attorney, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 24-000996 and GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 6/16/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Executive Session Held

    Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law

  6. 2026-0633 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Clinton and Irene Runco and Matzus Law, LLC, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 22-005927 and GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 6/16/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Executive Session Held

    Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law

  7. 2026-0634 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tyrone Perry and Swenson Perer & Engel Law Firm, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($62,500.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 23-001280 and GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 6/16/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Executive Session Held

    Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law

  8. 2026-0635 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tyrone Perry, as Administrator of the Estate of Velva Perry, and Swenson Perer & Engel Law Firm, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($62,500.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 23-001280 and GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 6/16/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Executive Session Held

    Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law

  9. Assistant City Solicitor Kevin Freyder will be in attendance.