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City proposes $400,000 settlement in second civil claim tied to officer misconduct; discussion moved to executive session
Summary
City legal staff told the committee a proposed settlement to resolve a second civil claim related to misconduct by a former officer would be brought forward on consent for $400,000. Staff said an earlier claim (Presnell) previously settled for $300,000 and that the matter will be discussed further in executive session.
City legal staff notified the Public Safety and Community Health Committee on May 5 that a resolution on the consent agenda would allocate funds to settle a civil claim related to alleged misconduct by a former city police officer.
Linden Smithson, assisting the finance/legal team on property and liability settlements, told the committee the matter is unusual and that the proposed resolution authorizes an initial payment to remedy property damages with a later capped total for the claim. Smithson also noted a separate, high‑profile personnel matter: "We did settle Miss Presnell's case ... for $300,000. This resolution is to settle the second case with ... the second victim for $400,000," Smithson told the committee.
Smithson said parts of the matter will be discussed in executive session later the same day and that the settlement language includes a cap and an initial payment threshold intended to make the affected taxpayer whole while allowing the administration to complete the remaining negotiations without returning to council for additional routine payments. The transcript does not record a council vote on either settlement.
Ending
Staff said they would discuss the personnel and settlement details in executive session; no public vote on the settlement appears in the committee transcript. The committee did not debate the substance of the settlement in open session beyond the staff summary.
