一名法官因未获得公共委员会批准,在骚扰定居点中宣布300K美元无效,并维持了单独的1.6M美元解决办法。 A judge voided $300K in harassment settlements due to lack of public council approval, upholding a separate $1.6M settlement.

一位达文波特法官裁定,在与两名前雇员就骚扰索赔的和解中,300,000美元是无效的,因为市检察官缺乏适当的理事会批准,违反了爱荷华州法律。 A Davenport judge ruled that $300,000 in settlements to two former employees over harassment claims are invalid because the city attorney lacked proper council approval, violating Iowa law. 定居点于2023年7月在理事会非公开会议前签署,但未获正式批准,因而无法执行。 The settlements, signed in July 2023 before a closed council session, were not formally approved, making them unenforceable. 然而,在理事会批准后,与一名前市行政长官单独维持了160万美元的和解。 However, a separate $1.6 million settlement with a former city administrator was upheld after council approval. 该决定源于2021年的法律挑战,它强调市议会必须通过公共程序而不是通过私人谈判正式批准定居点。 The decision, stemming from a 2021 legal challenge, reinforces that city councils must formally approve settlements through public processes, not private negotiations. 城市可以上诉。 The city may appeal.