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Votes at a glance: council approves minutes, settles lawsuit after executive session
Summary
At its May 14 meeting the Clark County Council (1) approved the minutes for the May 7 meeting and (2) approved a settlement and release of claims in the case titled Susan Zawacki et al. v. Clark County following executive session under RCW 42.30.110.
The Clark County Council took two formal actions at the May 14 meeting.
Approval of minutes (Agenda item 4.1) - Motion: approval of the minutes for the May 7 meeting. - Moved and seconded on the record; public roll call vote held. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as ayes). - Provenance: Agenda item introduced at 00:17:10 and motion carried at 00:18:20 in the transcript.
Settlement of litigation following executive session - Motion: "I move to approve the proposed settlement and release of all claims relating to the lawsuit entitled Susan Zawacki et al. v. Clark County." (mover spoke on the record after executive session; motion seconded). - Legal authority cited for executive session: RCW 42.30.110 (pending litigation exception). - Outcome: Motion approved by voice vote; meeting adjourned without further public discussion of settlement terms at this time. - Provenance: Motion made and voted on immediately following reconvening from executive session at the 02:58–03:05 portion of the transcript.
Votes and attendance The meeting’s roll call earlier in the transcript recorded five council members present: Councilor Young, Councilor Belcott, Councilor Fuentes, Councilor Little and Chair Marshall. The transcript shows unanimous aye responses on both recorded motions; the public record in the transcript does not list individual yes/no votes by name beyond the voice ayes. Where individual vote names were not spoken aloud, the vote is reported here as unanimous ayes by the five members present per roll call.
Notes - The settlement motion followed a closed executive session that the council announced under RCW 42.30.110 to discuss pending litigation. The transcript includes repeated extensions of the executive session before the council reconvened and voted. - The transcript does not include the settlement amount or detailed settlement terms; the council approved a motion to settle and release claims on the record but did not state specific financial or non‑monetary terms during open session.
