After hostile workplace allegations, Berkeley paid Davila aide $31,000 to resign
The city of Berkeley paid $31,000 to an aide in Councilmember Cheryl Davila’s office in 2018 after the aide raised concerns about misconduct and what she described as a hostile work environment, newly released documents show.
In exchange for the payout, the employee agreed to resign as Davila’s legislative assistant, a position she held for nearly 1.5 years starting in January 2017, the records show.
In recent months, as election season heated up, numerous people asked Berkeleyside to look into the workplace misconduct allegations against Cheryl Davila, who has had at least four legislative assistants since her election to the District 2 Berkeley City Council seat four years ago. Berkeleyside filed a Public Records Act request in October seeking documents involving “any complaints of alleged or actual misconduct involving Councilmember Cheryl Davila.” On Nov. 20, the city made 17 pages of records available, including its 7-page settlement agreement with the legislative aide.
According to the June 2018 settlement agreement, the aide had filed a complaint with the city “raising concerns about the District Two office working environment” as well as Davila’s “work performance and judgment.”
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