CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM
Petitioner:
Steven B. Wolfson, District Attorney
Recommendation:
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Approve the settlements in the case Coleman et al. v. Clark County et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-00930-APG-MDC; and authorize the Chair to execute the settlement agreements to resolve the litigation. (For possible action)
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Fund #:
6600.000/6610.000
Fund Name:
Liability Fund Liability Insurance Pool
Fund Center:
1020501000/1020502000
Funded PGM/Grant:
N/A
Amount:
Jessica Coleman $90,000 Aleisha Goodwin $240,000 Rita Reid $45,000
Description:
Liability Settlement Payment
Additional Comments:
BACKGROUND:
The Plaintiffs commenced an action against Clark County alleging that Mr. Robert Telles, during his tenure as Clark County Public Administrator, created a hostile work environment and discriminated against employees under his supervision. Recently, the parties participated in a mediation conducted by the Honorable Peggy A. Leen (Ret.). The mediation resulted in settlement proposals to resolve the action against Clark County. Accordingly, the District Attorney's Office seeks approval to settle the action against Clark County for the total amount of Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000), inclusive of all attorney's fees and costs, with no admission of wrongdoing, and to mitigate the unknown costs of protracted litigation. The settlement agreements have been reviewed and recommended for approval by the Civil Division of the District Attorney's Office, Clark County's outside counsel and the Clark County Liability Pool Committee members.