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Board reports settlement in Vincent personnel case; no liability admitted
Summary
In closed session the board approved a settlement in Vincent v. Cambria Community Services District: the district’s risk authority will pay the plaintiff $150,000 and counsel $50,000; the district will remove personnel notices, accept the resignation and the plaintiff will dismiss the lawsuit, according to counsel’s report.
District counsel reported to the Cambria Community Services District board that the board approved a settlement in Vincent v. Cambria Community Services District during a Dec. 29 closed session held under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1).
Mister Carmel told the board the settlement resolves one case without an admission of liability and that the district’s Special District Risk Management Authority will pay the plaintiff $150,000 and the plaintiff’s attorney $50,000. The district will remove a notice of intent and a final termination notice from the plaintiff’s personnel file and accept the plaintiff’s resignation; the plaintiff will dismiss the lawsuit, Carmel said on the record.
Why it mattered: the board disclosed the settlement at the public meeting under the statutory closed‑session reporting requirements; Carmel cited Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) when describing the basis for the attorney‑client conference in closed session.
No votes or procedural motions were taken on the public dais regarding the settlement; counsel presented the closed‑session outcome and the board accepted the report.
