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May 28, 2019Nebraska City, NE |  By: AP

Nebraska City clerk settles suit with the city

A former Nebraska City clerk who sued after he was
essentially fired by the City Council in 2015 has agreed to a $325,000
settlement offered by the city.

Arnold Ehlers' lawsuit said the Nebraska
City council had retaliated against him for reporting his concerns about the
city utilities department's handling of an account.

Ehlers also said the City Council had acted illegally when it voted not to
reappoint him to his position. A judge agreed earlier this year, saying the city
acted outside its authority when it put the clerk's post, which was held by
Ehlers and not vacant, up for a vote.

The lawsuit had been set to go to trial June 3.