SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS

This Settlement Agreement and Release of all Claims (hereafter "Agreement") is entered
into by Linda Yankee and Multnomah County Sheriff Daniel Staton.

WHEREAS Linda Yankee ("Yankee") is an employee

("Multnomah County Sheriff'), Multnomah County; and

of the Office of the Sheriff

WHEREAS Yankee and the Multnomah County Sheriff have substantial differences and
disagreements; and

V/HEREAS Yankee has provided a notice of tort claim to Multnomah County containing
various allegations; and
WHEREAS the Multnomah County Sheriff denies and disputes the assertions in Yankee's
notice of tort claim; and
V/HEREAS Yankee and the Multnomah County Sheriff have agreed to resolve Yankee's
employment and any issues arising out of her employment while disagreeing about the validity of
the notice of tort claim,
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1

The Multnomah County Sheriff s Office ("MCSO") agrees to pay Yankee's lawyer, Sean
Riddell, attorney's fees is the amount of $12,000. The payrnent will be made to Mr.
Riddell within 10 business days from the date this Agreement is fully signed and
executed by the parties.

2.
3.

Yankee agrees to retire from the County on or before June 1,2017.

4.
5.
6.

Yankee

will

Yankee

will be awarded the Distinguished Service Award.

7.

Yankee will retain the title of Chief Deputy until her retirement on or before June I,2077
and will retire with that rank.
be placed on paid administrative leave from March

I,2016 to June 1,2017

Yankee will receive apay increase from her current salary of $146, 019.25 to
$150.431.10, retroactive to July 1,2015.
Yankee will receive the full cost of living increase available to employees of the County
until her retirement on or before June 1,2017. During the remainder of her employment,
Yankee will also receive the same percentage of merit increase as other members of the
MCSO command staff or a minimum of two percent, whichever is higher. Yankee's

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future merit increases are subject to the limitations of the classification range for the
Chief Deputy position and Oregon law regarding salary limits for Sheriff employees.
8

The Multnomah County Office of Human Resources will provide the following
information regarding Yankee: Date of hire, positions held, date of retirement, and
salary. All inquiries regarding Yankee should be directed to the Multnomah County
Office of Human Resources.

9.

As a continuing MCSO employee, Yankee will be subject to all personnel rules and other
applicable rules and regulations for County employees, including, but not limited to,
leave use and accrual. Yankee will also continue to be subject to all rules and orders that
govem County employees working in the MCSO.

10. Yankee

agrees that, after she retires

ir20l7,

she

will not apply to be employed by the

MSCO before January 2019 or while Daniel Staton is Multnomah County Sheriff.
1

1. It is understood

and agreed that this Agreement is in compromise of disputed claims and

that it is not to be construed as an admission of liability on the part of Sheriff Staton,
MCSO, Multnomah County, its offrcials, or employees, by whom liability is expressly
denied.

12. The parties

agree that any evidence related to alleged discrimination, harassment, or

retaliation of/against Yankee by any person employed by MCSO/The County prior to the
signing of this Agreement will not be offered by Yankee or be admissible in any
subsequent civil lawsuit, administrative hearing or other civil legal proceeding.

13. For and in consideration of the covenants of this Agreement, the parties fully

and

mutually release one another (including but not limited to the County and the MSCO, past
and present, the County's elected officials, executives, managers, supervisors and
employees) from any and all claims and causes of action of any kind or nature
whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which are now claimed, or
which could have been claimed at any time before the execution of this Agreement,
including but not limited to any and all claims arising out of Yankee's work for thp
MCSO.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this

Settlement Agreement and

Release of Ciaims as of the day and year written below.

LINDA YANKEE

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Dated:

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Reviewed and Approved:

Sean

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Riddetl, ntlrn6l,/for Linda Yankee

Dated:

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SHERIFF

Dated:

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Reviewed and Approved

Paula Barran / Richard C. Hunt,

Attomeys for Daniel Staton

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MULTNOMAH COTINTY
By:
Dated:

Revi

Katharine von Ter Stegge

Assistant

Dated:

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