PRESS RELEASE - Julie Jaman v. City of Port Townsend, et al. Has Been Settled

PORT TOWNSEND – A lawsuit filed by Julie Jaman (the Plaintiff) against the City of Port
Townsend, the Olympic Peninsula YMCA, and a number of individuals (the Defendants) has
been settled. The lawsuit pertained to events that occurred in 2022 at the Mountain View Pool
in Port Townsend. The YMCA operates the pool through a joint management agreement with
the City.
All parties have agreed to settle all claims with no admission of liability by any of the parties.
The Plaintiff will receive $65,000, paid for fully by the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s (OPYMCA)
insurance companies. There is no change of status to the Plaintiff’s access to OPYMCA facilities.
This includes a permanent ban from all facilities owned or operated by the OPYMCA, and the
Plaintiff agrees not to knowingly seek any further membership or entry at any facility owned or
operated by the OPYMCA. Additionally, both the Plaintiff and the Defendants agree not to
harass or make statements to any member of the public, including but not limited to, members
of the media or on social media platforms, that they know to be false.
The attached settlement agreement provides further details.