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Orange County board reports several closed-session settlements, delegates settlement authority
Summary
In a closed-session report, counsel said the Orange County board approved delegations of settlement authority and proposed payouts in several cases, including a $244,858.50 workers' compensation settlement; some items required final approval by other offices and several matters had no reportable action.
The Orange County board reported on closed-session actions taken July 23, saying it approved delegations of limited settlement authority and proposed payouts in several legal matters while taking no reportable action on other items.
Counsel to the board read the actions aloud, telling the board the board "approved the delegation of limited settlement authority to risk management" to resolve Marcus Rodriguez et al. v. County of Orange, a civil-rights case that, according to counsel, alleges false arrest, excessive force and civil-rights violations by deputy sheriff personnel involved in an investigation of crimes allegedly committed by the plaintiff's son. Counsel said that vote was "4 to 0 with Supervisor Doe absent."
Counsel also said the board…
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