Overview
- Records show supervisors approved tentative terms on July 29 and finalized the agreement in mid‑August, with payment issued to Davenport that month.
- Davenport’s letters cited reputational harm and emotional distress tied to Measure G and county messaging, and argued the charter change would cut short her tenure and reduce retirement earnings.
- The settlement requires strict nondisclosure, bars disparagement by Davenport with limited exceptions, and instructs supervisors to avoid harming her reputation.
- Davenport waived the right to sue over Measure G and prior matters, with no admission of liability by either side, and she is on an unscheduled medical leave her office says is unrelated.
- County Counsel said no public report was legally required because Davenport had not yet agreed when supervisors voted, while transparency advocates and Measure G supporters criticized the secrecy and the payout.