A tiny borough in Essex County agreed to pay $325,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by six officers who claimed the force was run by a "megalomaniacal despot."

Roseland, home to approximately 6,000 residents in the western part of the county, agreed to promote two of the officers from sergeant to lieutenant and adjust their pay, according to the settlement, which was obtained through the state's Open Public Records Act. and first reported on a blog run by John Paff, a New Jersey open records advocate.

Roseland Police Chief Richard McDonough. (Star-Ledger file photo)

But those two officers, Terry West and Charles Ribaudo, will resign from the force one year after they're promoted, according to the terms of the settlement.

As part of the settlement, Officer Glenn Carnevale received $50,000 while Officers Kevin Donaldson and Joseph LaPosta each got $30,000.

The remaining officer, Freddie Mitchell Jr., apparently didn't receive any compensation as part of the settlement, which also included $215,000 for attorneys fees.

The wide-ranging lawsuit, filed on Oct. 20, 2014, accused Chief Richard McDonough of using on-duty personnel and police vehicles for personal errands, altering reports to manipulate crime statistics, covering up accidents involving borough officials and using the Internal Affairs process as a "tool of terror."

The lawsuit also named the borough of Roseland and Capt. Kevin Kitchin.

The settlement acknowledges the sum to the plaintiffs is compensation for "alleged emotional distress and any physical manifestation thereof."

The defendants also do not admit any wrongdoing, and the settlement states that it is "solely for the purpose of economic expediency."

An attorney for the officers could not be immediately reached for comment.

An attorney who represented the borough declined to comment.

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