The city of Rutland has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former police officer for $975,000.
The board of aldermen in the Vermont city approved the settlement with former Corporal Andrew Todd on Monday night.
Todd was the city's only African-American officer when he served from 2003 to 2012. He claimed in his lawsuit that racism, racial profiling and cover-ups made his job unbearable.
Depositions of Rutland City police dispatchers, officers and other witnesses supported Todd's claims and told of rogue investigations.
The Rutland Herald reports police Commissioner Larry Jensen said he is glad the lawsuit is over and that much has changed in the department.
Todd's attorney said Tuesday that the settlement is the largest payment in an employment case in state history.
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