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Clay County commissioners approve routine items, authorize opioid settlement signature
Summary
At its public meeting, the Clay County Board of Commissioners approved routine vouchers, accepted a fuel bid, approved a Pictometry imagery contract and authorized the chair to sign an opioid settlement agreement; the board also held an executive session for legal matters.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine actions and authorized county staff to sign an opioid settlement agreement during a regular meeting.
The board voted to approve the meeting agenda, table approval of earlier minutes to the next meeting, accept the single fuel bid that was received, approve the county's participation in a Pictometry aerial-imagery contract and to approve vouchers for payment. The board also voted to authorize the chair to sign the county's participation in a class-action opioid settlement and later recessed into an executive session for legal matters under state statute.
The Pictometry contract was described in the meeting as the same contract the county has used previously and as already signed by the other participating entities; staff noted one county staff member, Linnea, was at training and could not attend. Commissioners said the contract helps set rates for imagery services and recoup some of the county's costs. A motion to approve the contract passed with the usual voice vote procedure.
On the opioid settlement, the board voted to authorize the chair to sign the agreement; staff said the document would be handled through DocuSign for signature and later uploading. The board indicated the county had joined prior opioid class-action settlements and that distribution of funds will follow previously established guidance (staff noted earlier opioid settlement funds were passed to Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health to support qualifying treatment programs).
The board moved into executive session after a motion citing SDCL 1-25-2 (executive-session statute) to discuss legal matters; after the executive session the board returned to regular session and completed remaining housekeeping items before adjourning.
Votes at a glance - Approval of meeting agenda — motion approved (mover/second not specified in record). - Approval of minutes — motion to table approval to next meeting — approved. - Accept single fuel bid — motion approved (only one bidder called in). - Approve Pictometry imagery contract — motion approved (staff noted same contract as prior years; other entities have signed). - Approve vouchers — motion approved. - Authorize chair to sign opioid settlement agreement — motion approved; staff to use DocuSign. - Enter executive session for legal matters under SDCL 1-25-2 — motion approved; board returned to regular session. - Adjourn — motion approved.
No roll-call tallies with named yes/no votes were recorded in the public transcript; actions were completed by voice votes. The meeting record shows routine motions carried by voice vote and that staff will complete signature and document-upload steps for the opioid settlement.
