A month after former Greensboro city manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba abruptly resigned this spring, the city agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle “claims of unwanted touching” made against him by one of his direct reports.
In a settlement with the female employee, the city agreed to pay $165,000 to address the claims and $10,000 in wages, plus all unused paid time off that she had accrued. It also agreed to pay an additional $45,000 to her attorney to cover legal fees.
The document, which has not been made public until now, makes clear that the payment should not be interpreted “as an admission by the city of any liability, wrongdoing, or unlawful conduct of any kind.”…