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Council announces settlement of three grievances; union agreed to $2,000 payouts

Benton City Council · July 22, 2026
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Council reported settlement of three grievance/GRAMA matters with the union agreeing to $2,000 payments for two former employees and one current employee; checks will appear on next month's consent agenda.

The council announced settlement of three grievance/GRAMA matters and said the union negotiated settlements that will pay $2,000 each to two former employees and one current employee.

The chair said the union "agreed to settle each of those for $2,000 each," noting that resolving the matters this way avoided a more expensive administrative or legal process. The chair said those checks will appear on the next consent agenda and thanked the city's attorneys for their work on the settlements.

Council reserved the remaining personnel discussion for the executive session procedures described elsewhere on the agenda.