The Cambridge City Council scheduled an emergency meeting on Melvina Monteiro v. City of Cambridge for 9 am today, August 19.
Cambridge Day and Cambridge Chronicle have reported a statement from the Cambridge City Manager issued today.
The Chronicle, at http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x1837750487/Cambridge-City-Manager-statement-on-wrongful-termination-verdict#axzz1VVJJ4Gah, provides the text..
Cambridge Day, at http://www.cambridgeday.com/2011/08/19/city-wont-fight-monteiro-payout-city-manager-says/, provides analysis.
The key part of the Cambridge Day report reads as follows:
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The council went into a closed-door session at about 9:20 a.m. to hear from Healy; his statement was issued at about 10:50 a.m., and e-mailed shortly after 11 a.m. The meeting followed a stinging appeals court rejection of the city’s case.