ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a Request to Receive for Information and to Refer to the Legal Department the NOTICE OF LAWSUIT Filed on Behalf of JOHNNIE LEE SAVORY Against CITY OF PEORIA, et al.,
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BACKGROUND: Johnnie Lee Savory has filed a complaint against the City of Peoria, Illinois, and multiple City of Peoria Police Department officers, currently and previously employed; in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. Plaintiff claims he was wrongfully arrested over 40 years ago, and was than wrongfully convicted and imprisoned.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Plaintiff is seeking damages in excess of a Million Dollars
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: N/A
IMPACT IF APPROVED: N/A
IMPACT IF DENIED: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Have an efficient government.
DEPARTMENT: Legal