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Paterson council approves multiple settlement resolutions; one member votes no
Summary
The City Council approved a set of resolutions authorizing settlements in several pending cases, adopting five items authorizing payouts for litigation or workers’ compensation claims. One council member criticized the administration’s role and voted against at least one settlement.
The Paterson City Council on May 13 approved several resolutions authorizing settlements in pending litigation and workers’ compensation matters, including items identified on the agenda as numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Item 9, described in the packet as “resolution authorizing settlement of pending litigation in the matter of Omar Ledesma versus City of Paterson Law, resolution number 25:239,” was moved and seconded and carried after roll call. The clerk recorded the vote as seven in favor, one against and one absent; the council announced the resolution as adopted.
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