17. Recommendation to: 1) approve the settlement in Kimberley Frankel v. Washoe County et al, Case No. 3:24-cv-0061 for a total sum of $300,001.00 for all claims against all Washoe County defendants; and 2) approve the use of General Fund Contingency in the amount of $300,001.00 to increase expenditure authority within the Washoe County Sheriff's Office departmental budget in support of said claim. This is an employment lawsuit arising out of Ms. Frankel's position with the Washoe County Sheriff's Office in which she has argued claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and various state laws against Washoe County, Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Balaam, (former) Undersheriff Herrera, and Comptroller Cathy Hill and; if approved, direct the Comptroller's Office to make the necessary budget appropriation transfers [Total fiscal year 2024 impact $300,001.00; net fiscal impact $-0-]. Comptroller. (All Commission Districts.) District Attorney. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION