From: Ted Godshalk
To: Public Comment
Subject: Public Comment for CITY COUNCIL Meeting of 9/17/24 for ITEM 9.6 Date: Monday, September 16, 2024 2:40:32 PM
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Public Comment for CITY COUNCIL Meeting of 9/17/24 for ITEM 9.6 from Mr. Ted Godshalk
Councilors,
The loss of a family member is a certainly a sad and unfortunate event. My sympathies go out to them.
In the minutes of the Regular Council meeting of June 18, 2024, this wrongful death case was noted in item 13, “the City Attorney's Report" on the closed session that day. Mr. Schultz met with you and later reported to the public there was "nothing to report.”
Tonight's item tells the public that there was actually a unanimous vote to settle out of court the wrongful death lawsuit with the family. Please apologize for misleading the public. Please correct the earlier misleading statement FOR THE RECORD. There most definitely was “something" to report.
Also FOR THE RECORD, please tell the public who the outside counsel was on this case, and how much they will be paid for this case. Please tell us who Emily Howe is and who she works for because she was not noted as present in the June 18 meeting, yet signed off on the settlement. Please tell us the total amount in the city’s Liability Insurance Fund, and how much has been spent this year, AND please INSIST ON and report to the public an honest report after meeting in closed session.
Ted Godshalk
Item 9.6 - Ted Godshalk