BERLIN â The city has reached an out-of-court settlement in a civil lawsuit over a Berlin Police officerâs use of a taser against a teenager in June 2018.
Mayor Paul Grenier announced the settlement agreement at Mondayâs city council meeting after the council met in non-public session with its attorney. The N.H. Public Risk Management Exchange, which provides insurance coverage to the city, agreed to pay $120,000 to settle the suit. The mayor stressed that the settlement was not an admission of guilty or liability by any of the parties, including Berlin police department.Â
After the agreement was publicly reported, the council voted in open session to approve it.