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Council authorizes $450,000 settlement in Bowman claim
Summary
Council voted to authorize the city attorney to settle Sheena Street Bowman's claim for $450,000, approving the clerk's motion and passing it by voice vote.
The Savannah City Council on March 12 authorized the city attorney’s office to settle a claim by Sheena Street Bowman for $450,000.
An alderman moved the settlement authorization during the meeting’s legal-items portion; after a second the council approved the motion by voice vote. The transcript records the motion to authorize settlement and the passage but does not show a roll-call tally.
The council provided no additional details in the public portion of the meeting about the underlying claim or settlement terms beyond the dollar amount and the authorization to settle.
The settlement authorization instructs the city attorney’s office to complete the settlement consistent with the approved amount.
