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File #: 26-0351    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution-Council Status: Passed
File created: 2/10/2026 In control: Common Council
On agenda: 2/24/2026 Final action: 2/24/2026
Title: Resolution approving a Level III fund transfer to cover the excess cost of tax assessment litigation counsel for 2025 in the amount of $35,297.00
Related files: 26-0291

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Resolution approving a Level III fund transfer to cover the excess cost of tax assessment litigation counsel for 2025 in the amount of $35,297.00

 

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WHEREAS, the City Attorney’s Office budgets annually for outside counsel related to litigation matters, including tax assessment litigation; and

 

WHEREAS, litigation expenses for 2025 exceeded the budgeted amount by $35,297; and

 

WHEREAS, sufficient salary savings exist within the City Attorney’s Office due to vacancies to cover this overage;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Wauwatosa that a Level III fund transfer in the amount of $35,297 is hereby approved from City Attorney salary savings to the appropriate litigation expense account to cover excess tax assessment litigation counsel costs for 2025.

 

 

By: Financial Affairs Committee

 

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Recommendation: Approve 7-0