Orange County board approves proposed settlements in Bueller and Wynne cases

The Orange County board approved proposed settlements in Bueller v. County of Orange and Wynne v. County of Orange, the board reported after the meeting returned to the record.

Harmon read the closed-session reports, saying that “with respect to CS 1 by a unanimous vote of 4 to 0, with supervisors Wagner, Chaffee, Doe, and Sarmiento voting in favor, and supervisor Foley being absent,” the board approved a proposed settlement in Bueller v. County of Orange. Harmon added that “the proposed settlement remains subject to the final approval of others” and that “as soon as the proposed settlement becomes final, details will be made available in the office of CEO Risk Management to any person who inquires.”

Harmon then reported a similar outcome for closed-session item CS 2: by a unanimous 4-0 vote with Supervisor Foley absent, the board approved a proposed settlement in Wynne v. County of Orange. He repeated that the Wynne settlement is also “subject to the final approval of others” and that the CEO Risk Management office will provide details once the settlements are finalized.

Harmon said the board “took no other reportable action during the closed session.” After the reports were read, the chair thanked participants and adjourned the meeting.

Votes at a glance
• CS 1 — Bueller v. County of Orange: approved (vote reported as Wagner, Chaffee, Doe, Sarmiento — yes; Foley — absent). Outcome: proposed settlement; subject to final approval by other parties. Details: will be available at the office of CEO Risk Management once finalized.
• CS 2 — Wynne v. County of Orange: approved (vote reported as Wagner, Chaffee, Doe, Sarmiento — yes; Foley — absent). Outcome: proposed settlement; subject to final approval by other parties. Details: will be available at the office of CEO Risk Management once finalized.

The meeting record shows no additional reportable actions from the closed session and the meeting was adjourned.