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Council committee approves $890,813 settlement with former Nashville General CEO Joseph Webb
Summary
The Metro Nashville Budget & Finance Committee approved a settlement to resolve retirement-related claims by former Nashville General CEO Dr. Joseph Webb for $890,813.26, drawing questions from council members about board decisions, legal exposure and hospital finances.
The Metro Nashville Budget & Finance Committee voted to authorize the Department of Law to settle the claims of Dr. Joseph Webb against the Metropolitan Government and the Metropolitan Hospital Authority for $890,813.26, with the amount to be paid from the judgment and losses fund. The motion carried with eight votes in favor and one abstention.
Committee members and staff debated the legal risk and municipal cost before the vote. Wally Dietz, Metro legal director, said negotiations began last fall and that the city faced “significant exposure” in litigation because hospital authority board minutes from 2020 indicated a board-approved retroactive retirement package. Dietz told the committee that an outside expert recommended making the retirement package retroactive to 2015, which amplified the amount owed once…
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