Selah pays $45K to settle lawsuit over open meetings
Selah will settle two lawsuits alleging the city violated open-government laws in connection with a chalk-art controversy By Associated Press
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SELAH Selah will settle two lawsuits alleging the city violated open-government laws in connection with a chalk-art controversy.
Council members unanimously voted this week to approve the settlement, in which the city pays Trent Wilkinson $45,000 and hands over an unredacted copy of an email he had requested, The Yakima Herald-Republic reported. In return Wilkinson will drop the lawsuits with prejudice, meaning that the cases cannot be filed again.
City Attorney Rob Case said under the settlement, the city does not admit to any wrongdoing or liability and that it’s the best outcome the city could achieve.
Protesters draw chalk art on the sidewalk and steps in front of Selah City Hall on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Selah, Wash. About 35 people marched from the Selah Civic Center to Selah City Hall where people took turns speaking about racism and LGBTQ discrimination before drawing and writing messages in chalk.
Evan Abell / Yakima Herald-Republic file