A resolution authorizing and approving the expenditure and payment from the appropriation account designated “liability claims,” the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($150,000.00) made payable to the ALR Civil Rights COLTAF Account, in full payment and satisfaction of all claims related to the civil action captioned Justin Skaggs v. City and County of Denver, et al., which was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Case No. 24-cv-01889-TPO. Approves a settlement involving the Denver Sheriff’s Department. This item was approved for filing at the Mayor-Council meeting on 12-9-2025.

This resolution authorizes the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the city's "liability claims" account to settle a civil action. The payment is made to the ALR Civil Rights COLTAF Account in full satisfaction of all claims related to the case of Justin Skaggs v. City and County of Denver, et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for Colorado (Case No. 24-cv-01889-TPO). This settlement involves the Denver Sheriff’s Department and was approved for filing at the Mayor-Council meeting on December 9, 2025. The payment is contingent upon the execution of satisfactory releases.

This action represents a settlement of a legal claim against the city, involving the Denver Sheriff's Department, for a total of $150,000. This expenditure is funded from an existing liability claims account.

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