Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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COST AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORMER CITY CLERK JIM DEAR (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The Council has requested addition information to the September 20, 2016 agenda report which found a fiscal impact of $805,000 to the City in connection with the former City Clerk Jim Dear. Staff was requested to tabulate additional costs attributed to Mr. Dear in connection with Mr. Dear filing or allegedly encouraging the filing of frivolous lawsuits.
These additional City costs include: 1) the Court dismissed Gavino vs. City of Carson case and 4) the Dear vs. Gause and Logan case.
The revised total of the costs and expenses to the City attributed to Mr. Dear in the last two years is $943,000.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
RECEIVE and FILE this report.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE such other action as the City Council deems appropriate consistent with the requirements of law.
IV. BACKGROUND
Mayor Pro Tem Lula Davis-Holmes originally requested an accounting of the costs of Mr. Dear to the City's taxpayers over the last two years. Staff presented a report at the September 20th City Council meeting. However Mayor Pro Tem had an excused absence from this meeting. The Council did review the report and then requested additional information on the expenses from the Superior Court dismissed case brought by Monette Gavino and the recent challenge of the City Clerk brought by Mr. Dear.
Gavino v. City of Carson matter
On April 20, 2016, former City Council Field Representative Monette Gavino, who primarily worked with and for Jim Dear during her employment and has admitted in a Court of law to being Mr. Dear's "girlfriend," filed a lawsuit against the City and the Mayor alleging some two years earlier, once or twice, the current Mayor made her feel "uncomfortable".
After filing her lawsuit, Ms. Gavino refused to serve the complaint or to pros...
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