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Council authorizes multiple settlements, including $15 million offer and two closed-session payouts
Summary
In closed session the council authorized a $15 million settlement offer for a special-agenda case and approved closed-session settlements including $128,474.25 (plus interest) in Tipton/Whittington and $900,000 in Hurtado v. Williams; votes were recorded on the council floor upon return to open session.
The Los Angeles City Council authorized several legal settlements during executive session and then recorded votes in open session. The city attorney requested authority to offer $15,000,000 in settlement for a special-agenda case; the clerk opened the roll and the council approved the request (13 ayes).
On closed session item 38a the council authorized the city attorney to expend $128,474.25 plus interest (the clerk tabulated 13 ayes). On item 38b the council authorized settlement in Eduardo Hurtado v. Williams for $900,000; that item passed with a recorded 12 ayes and 1 no vote.
The council handled the votes following the executive session and then reconvened regular session business. No further details about claimants’ counsel or settlement terms were provided in the open transcript beyond the amounts and roll-call tallies. The council marked the items "forthwith," indicating immediate authorization for the city attorney to proceed within the approved amounts.
