Tarrant Water Board Votes To Settle Former General Manager's Threatened Lawsuit

Arlington TX

30 September, 2021

7:48 PM

Description

By Jessica Priest, Fort Worth Report September 29, 2021 The Tarrant Regional Water District board voted 4-1 on Wednesday to settle with its former general manager before he could sue them. But details of the settlement with Jim Oliver won't become public until seven days after both parties sign the document, said Carlos Lopez with the law firm Thompson & Horton. Board president Leah King said the settlement was not related to the revelation earlier this year that her predecessor, Jack Stevens, had unilaterally directed staff to give Oliver more vacation time. The board revoked Stevens' action before Oliver could have cashed out that time. It would have amounted to about $300,0000. King said the settlement was instead related to an age discrimination claim Oliver made. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.