To: Board of Supervisors
From: Thomas Geiger, County Counsel
Report Title: Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period January 1, 2024, through January 31, 2024.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period January 1, 2024, through January 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Settlement amounts are listed below.
BACKGROUND:
One agreement to settle significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(d)(2), became final during the period January 1, 2024, through January 31, 2024.
In re Claim of Ronald Dalton and Athena Costis: On December 12, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved a settlement in this property damage claim involving a creek bank. The Board approved the settlement for $125,000 in closed session by a vote of 5 to 0. The settlement agreement was fully executed on January 12, 2024. The funding source is the Risk Management Liability Internal Service Fund.
This report includes final settlements of litigation matters handled by the Office of the County Counsel. This report does not include litigation settlements that were reported by the Risk Management Division of the County Administrator’s Office as a consent item on the Board’s open session agenda.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The report would not be accepted.