2000-23914 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23914
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, WAIVING
ANY OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST OF LAURENCE
FEINGOLD, FORMER CITY ATTORNEY, IN CONNECTION
WITH NEGOTIATION, WITHOUT LITIGATION, ON
BEHALF OF EDWIN YOUNG, FORMER CITY POLICE
OFFICER, IN CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH.
WHEREAS, Laurence Feingold was City Attorney of Miami Beach from 1990-1995; and
WHEREAS, Edwin Young, a former City of Miami Beach Police Officer, who retired in
1988 and then entered into annual contracts with the City, has asked Feingold represent him in a
claim against the City; and
WHEREAS, it would be in the best interests of the City to attempt a resolution of said claim
without litigation being filed against the City; and
WHEREAS, a waiver of any conflict of interest by Feingold for the purpose of attempting
to settle said claim is in the best interests of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Rules of Professional Conduct regulating the Florida Bar allow a client to
consent to representation in such a circumstance; and
WHEREAS, outside counsel, the firm of Zack Kosnitsky, P.A., has been retained to
evaluate this matter for the City and recommends that the City waive any conflict of interest for the
reasons stated herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City waives any
conflict of interest which Laurence Feingold may have arising out of his representation of Edwin
Young in his claim against the City, provided, however, that this waiver shall only relate to the
negotiation of a resolution of the claim specifically described herein and not to the litigation of said
claim.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 10th day of May
,2000.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM No.3 Co ( - 0 Q
DATE: MAY 10, 2000
TO: MAYOR NEISEN KASDIN
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION
CITY MANAGER LAWRENCE A. LEVY
FROM: MURRAY H. DUBBIN Cf~
CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION WAIVING ANY OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST OF
LAURENCE FEINGOLD, FORMER CITY ATTORNEY, IN CONNECTION
WITH NEGOTIATION, WITHOUT LITIGATION, ON BEHALF OF EDWIN
YOUNG, FORMER CITY POLICE OFFICER, IN CLAIM AGAINST THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
I am transmitting the attached Resolution for the May 10, 2000 agenda, which has been
recommended by outside counsel, Zack Kosnitsky, P.A.
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