BASEHOR, Kan. (AP) The city of Basehor will pay $200,000 to a former city administrator who was fired last year.
The City Council on Monday also formally apologized to Mark Loughry for allegations of wrongdoing made by some council members when he was fired. The allegations were found to be false.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/Rd0mj6 ) the settlement comes after Loughry said he planned to sue the city for defamation, breach of contract and due-process violations.
None of the council members who voted to fire Loughry in September 2011 are on the council. Voters recalled two of them, along with Mayor Terry Hill. A third council member resigned after the recall.
Loughry was hired last year as the finance director for Raytown, Mo. Basehor has not hired a replacement for Loughry.
