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City agrees in executive session to settle Runell James auto‑accident lawsuit for $85,000
Summary
After a closed executive session, the City Commission announced an agreement to settle Runell James v. City of Albany, a Daugherty County state‑court claim arising from an automobile accident, for $85,000, to be paid to the plaintiff’s attorney with dismissal to follow.
The City Commission met in a closed executive session on June 3 to discuss pending litigation and returned to open session to announce a proposed settlement.
According to the public announcement after executive session, the case Runell James v. City of Albany (a state‑court matter arising from an automobile accident in Daugherty County) was agreed to be settled for $85,000. The city said the settlement will be paid to the plaintiff’s attorney and, upon payment, the plaintiff’s counsel will dismiss the case.
The commission had voted to go into executive session to discuss litigation; roll call votes to enter closed session were recorded at the June 3 work session. The commission reported the settlement amount to the public at the meeting’s end and closed the item without additional open‑session action recorded at the work session.
