Council approves package of settlement payouts and committee budget recommendations
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The council voted to approve a package of committee recommendations on settlements and budget items, including dozens of individual recommended payouts listed on the record; the consent package passed with 14 votes in favor.
The Los Angeles City Council on Jan. 28 approved a package of committee recommendations that included a list of proposed settlements and recommended payouts in multiple lawsuits against the city.
City staff read a sequence of recommended settlement amounts into the public record. Examples listed in the reading included recommendations to expend up to $150,000, $250,000, $300,000, $340,000, $374,000, $700,000 and several items of $1,000,000, one item read as $3,000,000, among others. The full list of cases and the amounts cited were read by staff and included in the committee’s transmittal to the council.
Council recorded a single vote on the package and approved the recommendations with a 14–0 tally. The council also instructed that certain administrative adjustments (including substitution of counsel in one case and technical adjustments) be implemented as part of the approvals.
What’s next: The City Attorney’s office will finalize settlement agreements and the controller will make the necessary payments in accordance with approved transmittals; the approved amounts and agreements will be posted with municipal records as required by city procedure.