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ORDINANCE NO. 84-5-2509
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING WILLIAMS, HOUSMAN, SPARKS & FRANKLIN TO DEFEND JOE
VITERISI, HAL COLE, HAROLD FORD, JAMES W. UTTER AND L. DANIEL KEY IN SUITS FILED BY GLADMAN
C. HUMBLES
WHEREAS, Gladman C. Humbles, an employee of the City of Paducah who was suspended
on March 21, 1984, filed suit against the City of Paducah in McCracken Circuit Court and in
the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, and
WHEREAS, said lawsuit is filed against the City of Paducah, Joe Viterisi, Hal Cole,
Harold.Ford,. James W. Utter and L. Daniel Key, individually, as a result of their actions as
members.. of the Board of Commissioners, as Corporation Counsel and as Assistant Corporation
Counsel -of the City of Paducah, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah finds that any actions
taken by Joe Viterisi, Hal Cole, Harold Ford, James W. Utter and L. Daniel Key were in the
best interest of the City of Paducah in furtherance of their official duties as members of
the Board of Commissioners, as Corporation Counsel and Assistant Corporation Counsel of the
City of Paducah.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah shall provide Joe Viterisi, Hal Cole, Harold
Ford, James W. Utter and L. Daniel Key., individually, with legal representation and defenses
in the suit filed by Glad -man C. Humbles against them individually in McCracken Circuit Court
and in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
SECTION 2. That Williams, Housman, Sparks & Franklin be instructed to defend Joe
Viterisi, Hal Cole, Harold Ford, James W. Utter and L. Daniel Key, individually, and the City
of Paducah, Kentucky, in said suit.
SECTION 3. That Williams, Housman, Sparks:-- `'Franklin shall be paid at the pre-
vailing rate for attorneys, and said expense shall be charged to Account No. 10-500-150-427,
Court Costs and Fees.
SECTION 4. Due to the necessity of defending these actions, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
adoption with one reading.
JOE VITERISI
Mayor
Introduced and passed by the Board of Commissioners May 2, 1984
Recorded by Louise McKinney, City Clerk, May 2, 1984
Published by The Paducah Sun 7