Executive Session
TL;DR
The city council held an executive session to discuss extending and expanding a legal services contract with law firm Fisher Phillips, LLP for labor-related disputes. The council considered allocating an additional $150,000 over one year for this legal consulting work, with a waiver of the competitive bidding process.
Key Decisions
- Resolution amending Resolution 77 of 2026 - Fisher Phillips legal services contract extension and expansion Not specified in agenda materials
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:
- 2026-0879 Resolution amending Resolution 77 of 2026, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fisher Phillips, LLP for legal consulting services in connection with labor disputes to extend the term, expand the scope of work, and allocate additional funding in an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000) over one [1] year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/22/26)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- 2026-0895 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jerald S. Foresman in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FORTY-EIGHT CENTS ($6,197.48) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0031) for damage to his parked vehicle near 259 Semple Street from a City ES vehicle on December 2, 2025. (Executive Session held 9/22/26)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- 2026-0896 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sage Melody Grodin in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX DOLLARS AND FORTY CENTS ($3,726.40) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0213) for damage to her parked vehicle from felled branches from a City ROW tree near 1307 Bennington Avenue on June 25th or 26th, 2026. (Executive Session held 9/22/26)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- City Solicitor Lisa Zeidner Marcus and Claims Supervisor Margaret Vitale will be in attendance.