LOS ANGELES : Ex-CRA Chief’s Retirement Deal Reduced by $195,000
A controversial retirement package for former Community Redevelopment Agency chief John Tuite was reduced by $195,000 under a legal settlement approved Wednesday by the Los Angeles City Council.
The settlement ends a long-running dispute between Tuite and the council over the $1.7-million retirement agreement that the former redevelopment chief received from the agency nearly two years ago.
Council members had called the deal excessive and accused the CRA of trying to approve the matter during the winter holidays, when many of the lawmakers were out of their offices.
Most of the retirement was paid before the council learned of the deal, but members were able to hold up the final $335,000 of the retirement package. Tuite sued the city and the CRA for breach of contract.
The council agreed Wednesday to pay $140,000 of the disputed amount in exchange for Tuite’s offer to drop his lawsuit.
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