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Wilson County commissioners approve EEOC settlement, holiday decorations, meal-grant resolution and inmate-housing agreement
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting the Wilson County Commissioners Court approved a $35,000 EEOC settlement to be paid by insurance, granted a city request to decorate courthouse grounds for the holidays, authorized a county grant resolution for home-delivered meals, approved an interlocal inmate‑housing agreement with Gonzales County (subject to attorney review), and authorized payment of county bills.
Wilson County Commissioners Court convened Nov. 12, 2024, and approved a series of administrative actions, including a $35,000 settlement in a 2019 EEOC employment lawsuit, a request from the City of Forestville to place holiday decorations on courthouse grounds, a county resolution to participate in the Texans Feeding Texans home-delivered meal program, and an interlocal agreement to house inmates for Gonzales County pending legal review.
The court discussed and approved a settlement in Gomez v. Wilson County, a federal EEOC lawsuit filed in 2019. Evelyn, a county staff member, told commissioners that the EEOC did not take action and the former employee filed in federal court; the parties reached an agreement at mediation and the liability insurer will pay the settlement at no cost to the county.…
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