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Cambria CSD discloses settlement in personnel lawsuit approved in closed session
Summary
In closed session the Cambria Community Services District Board approved a settlement in Vincent v. Cambria CSD; the District’s insurer will pay $150,000 to the plaintiff and $50,000 to plaintiff’s attorneys, the District will remove disciplinary notices and accept a resignation, and the case will be dismissed.
The Cambria Community Services District Board disclosed on Jan. 8 that it approved a settlement in the case Vincent v. Cambria Community Services District during a Dec. 29 closed session. District Counsel Timothy Carmel told the board the Special District Risk Management Authority, the District’s insurer, will pay $150,000 to the plaintiff and $50,000 to the plaintiff’s attorneys as part of the settlement. The District agreed to remove a Notice of Intent and a Final Termination Notice from the employee’s personnel file and to accept a resignation letter; the plaintiff will dismiss the lawsuit.
Carmel reported the board’s action was unanimous. Director Tom Gray moved the settlement and Vice President Karen Dean seconded the motion; the board approved it on the vote recorded in the minutes. No admission of liability was made under the terms described in the closed‑session report.
The settlement and personnel file actions were reported as the closed‑session outcome; board minutes say the matter was discussed under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). The minutes do not include further details about the underlying personnel allegations or the identity of the employee beyond the settlement terms.
