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Yuba City reports three closed‑session liability claims; two notices of rejection authorized
Summary
City attorney Shannon Chaffin reported three liability claims in closed session (Arana Dhaliwal, Janice Balding, Katie Baggett). Council authorized notice of rejection for two claims and gave staff settlement authority on the other; no settlement amounts were disclosed.
YUBA CITY, Calif. — During a closed session earlier in the Dec. 16 meeting, City Attorney Shannon Chaffin announced three liability claims filed against the city and reported limited actions after the session.
Chaffin identified the claimants and claim numbers on the record: Arana Dhaliwal (Claim 2539), Janice Balding (Claim 2540) and Katie Baggett (Claim 2541). When the council returned to open session he said that notice of rejection had been authorized for items (a) and (c), and settlement authority had been provided to staff on item (b). No settlement amounts, terms or additional details were disclosed on the public record.
The council did not take public roll‑call votes on these items during open session; Chaffin read the report‑out statement to the record. Officials did not provide additional comment or a timeline for any potential settlement or litigation next steps.
Because closed‑session legal and settlement discussions often involve confidentiality and privilege, the council limited its public report to the procedural outcomes Chaffin read into the record.
