Indiana city approves six-figure lawsuit settlement with police, fire departments

  • Source: Evansville Courier & Press
  • Published: 10/24/2017 12:00 AM

The end of a nearly yearlong dispute between Mayor Lloyd Winnecke's office and the police and fire departments was reached Monday with a six-figure settlement. City Council approved using $300,000 of income tax revenue to end the lawsuit between the unions and city over the changes to the 2017 health insurance plan the city offered employees. The settlement is the result of several rounds of court-ordered mediation after the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 73 and Firefighters Local 357 filed a lawsuit against the city last December to stop insurance plan changes. Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Les Shively denied the injunction but ruled the city and unions would reopen contract negotiations.



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