Whitfield County commissioners authorize joining opioid settlement paperwork, appoint county manager to sign electronically

At a meeting of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners, a commissioner moved to have the county join and file the necessary documents to continue participating in the national opioid settlement and to appoint County Manager Reed Lubbock to electronically sign any required forms.

The action matters because counties that opt into the multi‑state opioid settlement must complete enrollment and claim paperwork; appointing an authorized signer helps ensure Whitfield County can meet portal and filing deadlines.

Discussion in the meeting noted that an online portal exists for submitting settlement paperwork and that at least one staff member is already set up in the portal. A person identified in the transcript said, “I’m set up on there. Like, we’re having a job. I’m set up in the portal to be able to do that,” indicating staff capacity to complete the electronic filings. The motion text recorded in the transcript was: “I’ll make a motion we join in and file proper documents to to continue with the opioid settlement and appoint Reed Lubbock County Manager to electronically sign all documents as necessary.”

The transcript does not include a roll‑call, a recorded vote tally, or a statement that the motion passed or failed. The record likewise does not identify any statutory citation or the settlement administrator named in the discussion.

The county manager named for signature, Reed Lubbock, was identified in the motion text. No further implementation steps, timelines, or funding implications for Whitfield County were described in the recorded excerpt.

Absent further detail in the transcript, the county’s participation status and any subsequent filings are not specified.