A resolution authorizing and approving the expenditure and payment from the appropriation account designated “liability claims,” the sum of Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($325,000.00) made payable to the Beem and Isley COLTAF Trust Account f/b/o Stephen Fink, in full payment and satisfaction of all claims related to the civil action captioned Stephen Fink v. City and County of Denver, which was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Case No. 22-cv-01305-CYC. Approves a settlement involving the Denver Police Department. This item was approved for filing at the Mayor-Council meeting on 12-9-2025.

This resolution authorizes the expenditure of $325,000 from the "liability claims" appropriation account to settle a civil action. The payment is made to the Beem and Isley COLTAF Trust Account f/b/o Stephen Fink, in full satisfaction of all claims related to the case Stephen Fink v. City and County of Denver, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Case No. 22-cv-01305-CYC). This item involves a settlement related to the Denver Police Department and was approved for filing at the Mayor-Council meeting on December 9, 2025.

This resolution represents a settlement payment of $325,000 from city funds to resolve a legal claim against the Denver Police Department. This expenditure is drawn from the city's liability claims budget.

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