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Council unanimously authorizes settlement actions after executive session
Summary
After a closed executive session on pending litigation (Julie Fleming v. Lafayette City-Parish), the Council unanimously authorized the City-Parish Attorney to execute settlement documents and make contingent budget adjustments as recommended by Risk Management.
The Council entered a closed executive session to discuss Julie Fleming v. Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government, Civil Docket No. C-2025-2436. The motion to enter executive session, made by Councilmember Andy Naquin and seconded by Vice-Chair Liz Hebert, passed unanimously.
Upon returning to open session the Council approved a motion to accept Risk Management's and the City-Parish Attorney's recommendation; the motion authorized the City-Parish Attorney to "execute and deliver appropriate and necessary settlement documents, containing search terms and provisions as the City-Parish Attorney deems necessary or appropriate, to make appropriate budgetary adjustments contingent on the execution of relevant settlement documents." The motion was moved by Elroy Broussard, seconded by Liz Hebert, and carried by a unanimous vote of the five councilmembers present.
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