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RESOLUTION
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF THE FIRM OF
SHACKLEFORD, FARRIOR, STALLINGS do EVANS,
TAMPA, FLORIDA, TO DEFEND THE CITY COM-
MISSION, CI'T'Y MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND
FINANCE DIRECTOR IN,CLEARWATER FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION, ET AL V. PICOT FLOYD, ET AL,
CIRCUIT CIVIL NO. 76-7999-16.
WHEREAS, Clearwater Firefighters Association, Local 1158,
Clearwater Fraternal Lodge of Police and Clearwater Employees Association
have filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court naming as parties defendant all members
of the City Commission, the City Manager, the City Attorney and present
City Finance Director; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of this lawsuit all segments of the governmental
structure provided for in the Charter have been made parties defendant; and
WHEREAS, Section 31 of the Charter would normally permit the City
Attorney to defend such actions; however, the City Attorney has in fact been
made a party defendant and thus part of the lawsuit; and
WHEREAS, this lawsuit is very similar in character to the law suit
instituted by Paul Kane styled Paul Kane v. Picot Floyd, et al. Circuit
Civil No. 76-6998-14, and involved the same parties defendant and most if
not all of the same issues;
WHEREAS, the posture of this lawsuit, the questions raised and
parties named dictates that this action should be handled by someone not
otherwise involved;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
IN SESSION DULY AND REGULARLY ASSEMBLED, AS
FOLLOWS;
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6 That the City Manager be and he is authorized to secure the services
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of the firm of Shackleford, Farriar, Stallings & Evans to take all actions
necessary to defend the City Commission, the City Manager, the City Attorney,
t' and the Finance Director in the case of Clearwater Firefighters Association, „
Local 1158, Affiliated with the International Association of Firefighters;
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Association vs. Picot Floyd, Karleen DeBlaker, Thomas Bustin, Gabriel
j.? WWW' Cazares, Karen Martin, Joseph Carwise, Darwin Frank, and Clark Lowery,
Circuit Civil No. 76-7999.16
PASSED AND ADOPTED this Znd
day of September, A. D. 1976.
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