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Board accepts Publix opioid settlement; county to net $9,607.97 after fees
Summary
Following executive session, staff recommended acceptance of the county's portion of the Publix opioid settlement; the gross amount was $12,220 and the county’s net after fees and common benefit deductions was $9,607.97. The board voted to accept and authorized the chairman to sign.
After returning from executive session, county staff recommended that the Board of Commissioners accept a Publix opioid‑settlement payment in the gross amount of $12,220 and authorize the chairman to sign settlement documents.
Staff said that after attorney fees and payment of the common‑benefit assessments the county’s net share would be $9,607.97. The presenter described Publix as a limited participant in the wider opioid settlements and recommended acceptance under the same methodology used in related cases.
A commissioner moved and a second was recorded; the board voted "Aye" and the motion carried. The transcript records the board’s acceptance and authorization for the chairman to execute settlement documents.
