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Siskiyou County board approves $650,000 settlement; chair recused from vote
Summary
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors approved a $650,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit, authorizing the CAO to execute the agreement; the chair did not participate and the record was corrected to show a recusal rather than an abstention.
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a settlement requiring the county to pay $650,000 to resolve pending litigation and authorized the county’s CAO to sign the agreement.
The motion on agenda item 13(c) was made by Supervisor Cobsef and seconded by Supervisor Haupt; the clerk announced the motion carried. The terms disclosed on the public record state that the defendants deny all allegations of wrongdoing and liability. Under the agreement, the county will make a payment of $650,000 and plaintiffs are to file for dismissal within five days and provide a full release for themselves and their successors and heirs.
The vote announcement on the record listed yes votes by Supervisors Valenzuela, Costa and Harris; Chair O'Brien did not return to the dais (recorded as absent) and the board requested that the record be corrected to show a recusal rather than an abstention. The clerk confirmed the request to correct the record during the meeting.
Board members briefed the public on the settlement terms after returning from closed session. The meeting previously recessed into closed session in the morning and returned to open session with a correction to the time announced on the record. Earlier in the session the board also convened as the Flood District Board of Directors from 12:22 p.m. to 12:57 p.m. and reported no reportable action on item 13(c) under the Flood District agenda.
No statute, ordinance number or court case citation was provided on the public report read into the record. The settlement announcement on the record included only the parties’ denials of liability and the payment and filing timeline; additional settlement documents and the complaint caption were not read into the minutes at the time of the announcement.
The board adjourned following the settlement approval and the clerical correction to the voting record. Any additional details, including the formal settlement agreement and the court filing confirming dismissal, were not provided in the public announcement and are not yet part of the meeting record.
