Amsterdam aldermen add, approve resolution authorizing mayor to sign settlement in Alan Drake lawsuit

At a City of Amsterdam meeting, aldermen added and approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a settlement agreement and release in the lawsuit Alan Drake v. City of Amsterdam et al.

The resolution was added to the agenda by motion from Alderman Irene Collins and read aloud before a roll-call vote. The motion to approve the resolution passed on a recorded roll call in which Aldermen Collins, Carpenter, Martisello, (transcript: Krista Marce/Quistamars), and Holiday were recorded as voting "aye." No "no" votes or abstentions were recorded in the transcript for that motion.

The resolution text on the record states: "Therefore, be it resolved that the mayor is authorized to execute the attached settlement agreement and release." The transcript does not state the dollar amount or other terms of the settlement, nor does it record a second to the motion.

There was no substantive debate or public comment recorded on the resolution in the provided transcript excerpts; after the vote the meeting proceeded to a motion to adjourn, which also passed by roll call.

The action authorizes mayoral execution of the settlement agreement and release but the transcript does not specify when the mayor will sign, the effective date of the agreement, or any payment or confidentiality terms. Those details, if any, are not specified in the meeting record provided.