The City of San Luis City Council voted to approve Order No. 2025-11, accepting a settlement agreement and the parties' joint motion and proposed consent decree in the federal lawsuit filed by Gethsemane Baptist Church.
City Attorney Kaye McQuill told the council the settlement would end the litigation: "this is a lawsuit which Gethsemane Baptist Church brought against the city. And the order tonight is the settlement agreement. So we won't be going to trial or any other processes in litigation. This settlement will close the matter."
Council members moved and seconded approval of the order; the motion carried on an aye vote. No council debate on the settlement terms is recorded in the meeting transcript.
Nut graf: Approving the joint proposed consent decree means the city and Gethsemane Baptist Church have agreed to terms and will not proceed to trial in U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, in the case identified on the agenda.
The council did not discuss the settlement's substantive terms on the public record during the meeting beyond Attorney McQuill's summary that the order would close the matter. The agenda described the item as "an order of the city council of the city of San Luis, Arizona approving the settlement agreement, the joint motion for entry of consent decree, and the joint proposed consent decree for case number 2:24 v 00534 Gethsemane Baptist Church versus the City of San Luis in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona."
There is no record in the transcript of public comment or further council questions about the agreement during the item. The motion to approve was made and seconded and carried by voice vote.
Ending: The council moved on to subsequent agenda items after the vote; the transcript does not record any additional action or follow-up directions related to the case.