Former Novato fire chief settles lawsuit against district board
By Janis Mara, The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif. | |
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After a closed session at a special board meeting concerning the lawsuit Monday night, the board and
"The district has settled the action with
"The board is happy to continue to move forward and put this behind us," said Board Member
Revere's initial complaint, filed in
Under the settlement agreement signed by Revere
Each side will pay its own attorney's fees connected with the lawsuit. Hurd said the district's bill is covered by the district's insurance policy.
"One of the terms of the settlement is we will cease our foreclosure proceeding with
The district loaned Revere
Revere left the district in
"Revere did make his payments for a number of years. The key number to me is the unpaid principal because that's the real money the district could have been out. That amount is
According to real estate website
Revere's lawsuit, filed in
In
The officials said the chief misused his credit card privileges and approved hundreds of thousands of dollars of work without the district board's approval. Revere's lawsuit alleged these statements were slanderous and false.
The lawsuit also alleged that the board defamed Revere.
"In a hearing on
"The ability to recover monetary damages was really the defamation claims, so having them struck down was a big victory for the district," Hurd said.
LJ Silverman, the board's president, was absent Monday. Board members
"The court's opinion and the settlement support the strong position taken by the fire district and the Board of Directors since the beginning of this legal action that the district and its directors did not do anything illegal and consistently acted in the best interest of our taxpayers," said Fire Chief
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