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SETTLEMENT PENDING IN CITY SUIT

A proposed settlement in the suit filed by Colfax Fire Chief Ralph Walter against the City of Colfax and two city officials is now in the process of being reviewed following a mediation hearing last week. The suit was filed by Chief Walter after a civil service appeal hearing in October of 2010 was halted when Mayor Norma Becker announced she had decided to reverse her decision and restore him to his job.

Walter later filed a damage claim against the city which was rejected by the city insurers, and that resulted in the filing of a damage suit against the city l...