COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia city is paying $600,000 to settle claims that a Black former police chief racially discriminated against two white officers by not promoting them.
The Ledger Enquirer of Columbus reports that the Columbus City …
Columbus City of Georgia is paying a $600,000 settlement after a former police chief was accused of racially discriminating against two white officers.
The lawsuit alleged that the former police chief avoided promoting five white captains into open positions and instead changed the rules give him a pool with more Black people eligible for promotion.
The city of Columbus, Ga., has agreed to pay $600,000 to two white officers who claimed that a Black former police chief discriminated against them because of their race. On Tuesday, the Columbus City Council voted 9-0 to settle the 2022 federal lawsuit. Lt. Tony Litle, Lt. Ralph Dowe, and their lawyers will receive $200,000 each.