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Board members discussed the matter and voted to approve the extension in closed session after listening to comments from the public for more than two hours.

The City Council approved the settlement at Tuesday afternoon’s meeting, voting 13 to 0 after a closed session.

Inquiry chairman Judge Thomas Teague KC said some of the evidence would be heard in closed session because of the need to protect national security.

Sharif said she did not admit it during the investigation because she wanted to respect the rules of the closed session, which forbid making the discussion public.

The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California met in closed session Tuesday to discuss the status of investigations into multiple complaints and voted to extend Hagekhalil’s leave of absence until Oct.