A Special Called Meeting of the Cannon County Commission is set for Friday, February 3, 2012 . in the Courtroom of the Cannon County Courthouse.Commissioners will consider a proposed settlement of a lawsuit against the county brought by Loretta Bailey.
Bailey worked as a receptionist at the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department under former Sheriff Billy Nichols. She was dismissed from the position when current Sheriff Darrell Young took office on Sept. 1, 2010.
She sued the county for $250,000 and Young individually for $150,000.
The recommendation from the county Atttorney and the insurance company is that the lawsuit be settled in the amount of $45,000 in which the county would pay $25,000 and the insurance would pay $20,000. The County Commission must approve the expenditure of $25,000.
The special called meeting will start at 6:00
