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City Council approves two legal settlements totaling about $3.9 million
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted to approve recommendations from the Budget Committee to pay $1,636,000.62 plus interest in the case titled Edward Procop v. City of Los Angeles and up to $2,250,000 in legal costs and settlements in a second case described at the meeting; both items were considered in closed session and carried by recorded vote.
The Los Angeles City Council on June 6 approved two settlement recommendations that together authorize roughly $3.9 million in city spending.
Councilmember Jarrovlasky, chair of the Budget Committee, told the council the committee reviewed the matters in closed session and recommended approval. "The recommendation is to spend $1,636,000.62 plus any accrued interest in the case called Edward Procop versus the City of Los Angeles," Jarrovlasky said, and she reported a separate recommendation "to spend up to $2,250,000 for legal expenses and settlement in the case described as Sherding Sheriff against the City of Los Angeles." The council then took a recorded vote and the measures passed with 13 votes in favor, according to the meeting record.
Why it matters: the payments are charged against city funds and were presented to the council after closed-session deliberations by the Budget Committee. Council members were asked to consider the settlements as recommended by the committee; the council acted on both items together in a single recorded vote.
What the council approved: the Budget Committee read the recommended payment amounts on the record before the full council vote. No additional factual details about the underlying claims, the plaintiffs’ demands, or the timing of disbursement were provided in the public discussion beyond the amounts and the committee’s recommendation. The meeting agenda indicated the items had been reviewed in closed session for purposes related to the municipal budget and litigation.
Votes at a glance: the two items were considered together and recorded as approved, 13 in favor, 0 opposed (tally as stated during the meeting).
Next steps: the council’s approval authorizes the mayor’s office and city departments to proceed with settlement payments consistent with the recorded action. The meeting record did not specify exact payment dates or fund sources beyond the committee presentation.
Provenance: The committee presentation of amounts and the recorded vote are on the public meeting record for the June 6 Los Angeles City Council meeting; the Budget Committee reading of the amounts appears in the meeting transcript at the committee presentation and the vote immediately thereafter.
