Cass County approves public-health agreement, joins opioid settlement, updates utility rules and authorizes tax surplus payment

The Cass County Commission on Sept. 3 approved four separate measures including a public‑health agreement, participation in an opioid settlement, an ordinance regulating utility installations in county rights‑of‑way, and a tax‑sale surplus disbursement.

The commission approved Resolution 25‑89 to accept a readiness agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services covering the county health department. Health‑department staff member Matt said the contract is “for the amount of $22,369” and that problematic verbiage in two sections had been corrected from prior drafts: “We’ve had those addressed and changed. I’d say that language issue is no longer present.” The commission recorded the vote as 3 in favor, 0 opposed; the resolution passed.

The commission also approved Resolution 25‑93 to join a national opioid settlement described in the meeting as the…