Resolution 2026-0634 · Pittsburgh City Council
PassedPittsburgh will pay $62,500 to Tyrone Perry and the Swenson Perer & Engel Law Firm to fully settle two lawsuits filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. City Council unanimously approved the payment on June 30, 2026, following a closed executive session.
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Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tyrone Perry and Swenson Perer & Engel Law Firm, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($62,500.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 23-001280 and GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 6/16/26)
- Topic
- Budget & taxes
- Money
- $62,500city spends
- Who it affects
- Tyrone Perry and Swenson Perer & Engel Law Firm
- Sponsors
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Recipient: Tyrone Perry and Swenson Perer & Engel Law Firm. Full and final settlement of litigation in Allegheny County Court.
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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
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..title Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tyrone Perry and Swenson Perer & Engel Law Firm, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($62,500.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 23-001280 and GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 6/16/26) ..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 Tyrone Perry and Swenson Perer & Engel Law Firm, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($62,500.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 23-001280 and GD 22-005855, charging and payable from 11101.108000.58.58105.2026.
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