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Trumbull County commissioners approve $51,000 settlement to end open-records lawsuit
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The Board of Trumbull County Commissioners approved a $51,000 payment to settle litigation alleging Open Meetings Act and records violations, ending a multi‑year dispute involving a former commissioner and an open-government advocate.
The Board of Trumbull County Commissioners voted to authorize a $51,000 payment to settle litigation brought by an open‑government advocate that alleged violations of Ohio’s Open Meetings Act and improper deletion of text messages by former officials.
The motion approved authorized Bricker & Graydon attorney Brody Conover to execute an agreed entry and directed payment of $51,000 from county fund 00112010001000-1506810. County officials said $49,500 of the payment would cover attorneys’ fees for David Beatrice and Matthew Miller Novak, and…
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