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Finance Committee-49 November 12, 1996 MR. CHILDS: So, in other words, this acknowledges that it's an automatic funding process that comes out of the legislative body's funds and doesn't have to go through--- MR. DE LIMA: No, no, no that's--- MR. CHILDS• No? MR. DE LIMA: The point I made earlier, in my earlier comments . CHR. OSORIO: Each has to come up separately. MR. DE LIMA: They, if they have the money within the Corporation Counsel's budget for special counsel, then no council action is necessary because the money's available and the amount that has been already budgeted and appropriated. So, particular attention should be paid as to how much money is being appropriated. The power of the purse strings, still lies with the Council. So, if there is not sufficient monies in the respective account, the Council has to appropriate monies from whatever particular account the Administration deems appropriate for dealing with the retention--- MR. CHILDS: So, this is just saying that the hiring of special counsel at the decision of the Police Commission, per its authority by state law, has nothing to do with the section of the Charter that allows this body to hire special counsel? MR. DE LIMA: What we're saying is, yeah, indirectly, we're saying if you do that, you don't have to come to us to get permission to, for us to the name that you've already--- MR. CHILDS: Because that section of the Charter doesn't need this? MR, DE LIMA: Right. That's what we're saying. MR. CHILDS: Okay, all right, thank you, Mr. Chairman. CHR. OSORIO: Mr. De Lima, who controls the amount that is awarded to the attorneys? We've had some discussion on this where we're not very happy with the amounts being recommended by the attorneys themselves. Page 11