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Board authorizes outside counsel retentions and a $2.5 million Fire Department settlement
Summary
In a closed‑session report the Alameda County Board of Supervisors authorized retention of outside counsel for two pending matters and approved a $2.5 million settlement in a fire‑department lawsuit; retentions were reported as 4‑0 votes and the settlement 5‑0.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors, meeting in special session on Nov. 7, reported out of closed session that it authorized multiple outside‑counsel retentions and approved a $2.5 million settlement in a lawsuit involving the Alameda County Fire Department.
The clerk reported that, on a 4‑0 vote with Supervisor Carson excused, the board authorized county counsel to retain the firm listed in the transcript as "Myers Naive" to represent county defendants/respondents in the case captioned Petchenuk v. Tim Dupuy, Registrar of Voters (case no. 24 CV 096386). The clerk also reported a 4‑0 authorization to retain the firm "Fagan, Friedman, and Fullfrost, LLP" to represent the county in Chu v. County of Alameda (case no. 24 CV 097781).
Separately, the clerk reported the board authorized settlement of Weeks v. Alameda County Fire Department (Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, case no. HG19014207) for $2,500,000 and a retroactive payment of a retirement medical stipend beginning Jan. 1, 2019; that settlement was reported as approved on a 5‑0 vote.
The clerk also reported an administrative change under the real property negotiator item: Patrick O'Connor will be added as an additional county negotiator alongside Kimberly Gassaway for the Coliseum matter. The transcript does not record the supervisors debating these matters in open session; the clerk presented the results after the closed session concluded.
Why it matters: The settlement involves a sizable payment from county funds; the use of outside counsel for active cases and the settlement decision are formal actions with fiscal and legal implications for the county.
The special meeting was adjourned after the clerk’s report out.
