An attorney for the city’s former top bureaucrat, who Mayor Todd Gloria belatedly claimed he fired for cause, says the ex-COO has reached a tentative $146,000 settlement with the city.

The proposed settlement is larger than the three months of severance that ex-COO Eric Dargan sought when he was abruptly dismissed in February, attorney Michael Conger said.

Conger said Dargan’s original ask was about $115,000 including benefits – and that he wouldn’t have sued the city if it had paid the severance described in the 2022 employment offer letter that both Dargan and the mayor signed.

The City Attorney’s Office declined to confirm the existence of the apparent settlement on Wednesday, saying it was “unable to comment on pending litigation.”

The City Council will need to vote to approve the

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