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The following column is from Star opinion columnist Toriano Porter. Opinion columns provide independent perspectives on key community issues, and are separate from our newsroom reporting. Lee’s Summit quietly paid a $2 million settlement with former city prosecutor Terri Round — a staggering amount of money the public should have known about. When a governmental body pays a former employee seven figures to settle a lawsuit, taxpayers deserve to know the circumstances behind the litigation and its conclusion. The city paid its former chief prosecutor $1.4 million in damages and $100,000 in lost wages, according to the agreement. Two of Round’s attorneys were paid $250,000 each to cover legal costs. Yet no one at City Hall thought it was a good idea to inform taxpayers they were on the hook for that $2 million? A confidentiality clause in the agreement precluded Round or the city from divulging information about the agreement — and therein lies the problem. But that’s not all: A similar lawsuit making its way through the legal system right now could result in another hefty payout if Lee’s Summit is found to have harassed, discriminated and retaliated against Municipal Judge Dana Altieri. What’s happening in Lee’s Summit government? Read more of Star columnist Torniano Porter’s latest at the link above. 🎥: Toriano Porter/The Star (@Toriano Porter) #LeesSummitMO #LeesSummitGov #JudgeDanaAltieri #KansasCity #KansasCityNews
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