BERGEN COUNTY — An attorney for the county got her job back and will likely receive a $250,000 settlement payment after she sued Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan and other county officials for allegedly firing her over political views, the Record reported.

Kelly Durkin, of Montvale, sued Republican county officials in April 2012, saying she was fired for supporting former County Executive Dennis McNerney, a Democrat.

No issues were raised with her performance as an attorney for the mental health law office in the county health office when Durkin was fired in July 2011, the lawsuit said. The Bergen County Freeholders approved the settlement Sept. 3, but both sides still need to sign the agreement.

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