Resolution 2026-0595 · Pittsburgh City Council
PassedPittsburgh will pay Robert Mahouski and their legal counsel $108,296.64 to settle litigation. The payment will be made in 2026. This resolves a case filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County.
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Resolution amending Resolution 270 of 2026 authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Robert Mahouski and their legal counsel, Samuel J. Cordes & Associates, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Sixty-Four cents ($108,296.64), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 25-014112 and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at EEOC Charge No. 533-2021-01109. (Executive Session held 6/9/26)
- Topic
- How the city runs
- Money
- $108,297city spends
- Who it affects
- Robert Mahouski
- Sponsors
- —
Recipient: Robert Mahouski and Samuel J. Cordes & Associates. litigation settlement.
litigationsettlementallegheny county
Record
What happened, and who voted how
Referred · Read and referred
Passed · Passed Finally6–0, 3 absent
- Anthony CoghillY
- Barbara WarwickY
- Erika StrassburgerY
- Khari MosleyY
- Kim SalinetroY
- R. Daniel LavelleY
- Bobby Wilson—
- Deborah L. Gross—
- Robert Charland—
Source text
From the legislative file
..title Resolution amending Resolution 270 of 2026 authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Robert Mahouski and their legal counsel, Samuel J. Cordes & Associates, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Sixty-Four cents ($108,296.64), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 25-014112 and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at EEOC Charge No. 533-2021-01109. (Executive Session held 6/9/26) ..body Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows: Section 1. Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Robert J. Mahouski and his legal counsel, Samuel J. Cordes & Associates, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Sixty-Four cents ($108,296.64), as payment in satisfaction of the terms evidenced by the Private Agreement executed on the 4th day of August, 2023, and for the full and final closure of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 25-014112, charging and payable from 11101.108000.58.58105.2026. Section 2. The payment shall be allocated as follows: (i) Sixty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Three Dollars ($64,603.00) issued to Robert Mahouski. (ii) Forty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars and Sixty-Four cents ($43,693.64) issued to Samuel J. Cordes & Associates.
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