To authorize and direct the City Attorney to settle the lawsuits known as: Gutknecht Construction Company v. City of Columbus, Ohio, Case No. 21-CV002381; Gutknecht Construction Company v. City of Columbus, Ohio, Case No. 21-CV002382; and Mr. Excavator, Inc. v. Gutknecht Construction Company, et. al., Case No. 21-CV001568; and related case, Epic Steel Company v. Gutknecht Construction Company, et al., Case No. 20-CV00594, all pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and zero cents ($500,000.00) in settlement of these lawsuits; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)

Committee

Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee

Requested by

Atty Drafter

Introduced

July 16, 2024

On agenda

July 29, 2024

Passed

July 31, 2024

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Jul 29, 2024 Approved Pass

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