Overview
- The settlement totals $8,143,000, including $2,035,750 in attorney fees, with Hamilton County contributing $65,000 and the city funding the balance through judgment bonds.
- The deal resolves the Kenney class action tied to 2020 curfew arrests and covers 479 plaintiffs from protests following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
- Payouts are expected to average about $12,750 per plaintiff after fees, according to the announced terms and media calculations.
- Reforms require CPD to adopt a Civil Disturbance Operation Procedure Guidebook, use a standard dispersal order, and coordinate in advance with courts and detention facilities for anticipated mass arrests.
- An ordinance to approve the settlement is scheduled before City Council’s Public Safety and Governance Committee on Dec. 9, and the police union has publicly criticized the agreement.