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Council approves $125,000 settlement in Eugene Hart et al. v. City of Los Angeles after reconsideration
Summary
In closed session the council considered a settlement recommendation and, after a motion to reconsider, approved a settlement of $125,000 in the case of Eugene Hart et al. v. City of Los Angeles by recorded vote.
The City Council considered a closed-session settlement recommendation in the case of Eugene Hart et al. v. City of Los Angeles. The council initially recorded a vote with seven ayes and four noes and, after a motion to reconsider, took a second roll call and approved the city attorney's recommended settlement of $125,000.
The settlement and its dollar amount were disclosed in open session after the closed-session vote. The clerk read the vote tallies: on reconsideration the roll call showed nine ayes and two noes and the council instructed the city attorney to complete the settlement in accordance with the council action.
Because the discussion and deliberation that produced the recommendation occurred in closed session, the transcript contains only the public procedural record of the votes and the council's instruction to implement the city attorney's recommendation. The council recorded approval "forthwith" following the second roll call.
Councilmembers used the public roll-call statements to document the disposition of the item; no additional open-session debate or details of the closed-session negotiation are in the public transcript.
