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Commissioners authorize county administrator to execute PFAS settlement statements for ongoing 3M payments
Summary
Warren County authorized its county administrator to sign settlement statements related to PFAS class action litigation, covering recurring payments including a second payment the county said will net about $1.8 million toward water and sewer work.
The Warren County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing the county administrator to execute settlement statement agreements for PFAS and PFAS class-action claims, including future periodic payments tied to the multi-defendant federal litigation involving 3M.
County staff said the measure covers the county's participation in the 3M settlement and authorizes the administrator to sign settlement statements presented for any of the defendants; outside counsel provided a proposed settlement statement for the second payment. Staff said the settlement will include roughly 10 payments through about 2033.
Staff described the county's second payment as about $1,800,000 net after attorney fees and related deductions; those proceeds are intended to support water and sewer work such as water softening and filtration membrane projects completed by the county water and sewer departments. The transcript also references an earlier settlement payment in May and a prior 2023 resolution authorizing the county administrator to handle settlement paperwork.
The resolution was moved and seconded and approved by roll call. Commissioner Young voted yes. Commissioner Jones voted yes. The transcript does not include the mover and seconder names in the excerpt and does not list the full settlement statement text in the public record excerpted here.
